VDB-1946 · CVE-2006-0098 · BID 16144

OpenBSD 3.7/3.8 /dev/fd denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenBSD 3.7/3.8. Affected is an unknown function of the file /dev/fd. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-0098. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenBSD 3.7/3.8 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file /dev/fd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The dupfdopen function in sys/kern/kern_descrip.c in OpenBSD 3.7 and 3.8 allows local users to re-open arbitrary files by using setuid programs to access file descriptors using /dev/fd/.

The weakness was released 01/05/2006 with OpenBSD Team (Website). The advisory is available at openbsd.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-0098 since 01/06/2006. The attack needs to approached within the local network. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftp.openbsd.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 16144†), OSVDB (22231†), Secunia (SA18296†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015437†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Patch: ftp.openbsd.org

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openbsd.org
Researcher: http://www.openbsd.org
Organization: OpenBSD Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-0098 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0098
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1946
SecurityFocus: 16144 - OpenBSD DEV/FD Arbitrary File Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 18296 - OpenBSD suid Programs File Re-Opening Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 22231 - OpenBSD suid Programs /dev/fd File Re-Open Issue
SecurityTracker: 1015437

Entryinfo

Created: 01/06/2006 11:28
Updated: 04/20/2018 09:35
Changes: 01/06/2006 11:28 (65), 04/20/2018 09:35 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:41B:103

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