CVE-2008-0777
The sendfile system call in FreeBSD 5.5 through 7.0 does not check the access flags of the file descriptor used for sending a file, which allows local users to read the contents of write-only files.
Published:Feb 15, 2008
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Feb 15, 2008
EPSS Score:0.00068
CVSS Score:4.9
Affected Products
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Product
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Vendor
Freebsd
Product
Freebsd
Freebsd
Freebsd
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Network
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Local
Physical
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User Interaction
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Integrity
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Availability
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