TI-2006-00091 Aliases CVE-2006-0098 GHSA-pm7p-h6w7-hvg5

The dupfdopen function in sys/kern/kern_descrip.c in OpenBSD 3.7 and 3.8 allows local…

LOW 21Published 2006-01-06 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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/.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00311 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.7:::::::*	3.7	Vulnerable	OpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.8:::::::*	3.8	Vulnerable	OpenBSD

cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0098
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pm7p-h6w7-hvg5

References

Patch 1

[3.7] 20060105 008: SECURITY FIX: January 5, 2006

Other 1

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TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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