Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 6, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-0098

Description

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/.

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Affected products

OpenBSD/OpenBSD3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 3.7, 3.8

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References

ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.7/common/008_fd.patchnvdPatch
secunia.com/advisories/18296nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.openbsd.org/errata37.htmlnvdPatch
www.securityfocus.com/bid/16144nvdPatch
securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.osvdb.org/22231nvd

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