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CVE-2006-0098

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

4.6 Medium

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/.

Exploit likelihood

0.31%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

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/.

Record
CVE-2006-0098
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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/.

Record
CVE-2006-0098
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-0106 No score

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/.

Record
EUVD-2006-0106
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pm7p-h6w7-hvg5 No score

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

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/.

Record
GHSA-pm7p-h6w7-hvg5
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

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In short

CVE-2006-0098 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Openbsd, published January 6, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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