CVE-2008-0216

The ptsname function in FreeBSD 6.0 through 7.0-PRERELEASE does not properly verify that a certain portion of a device name is associated with a pty of a user who is calling the pt_chown function, which might allow local users to read data from the pty from another user.

Date published : 2008-01-15

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27284

http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:01.pty.asc