Is CVE-2008-0217 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0217 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0217?

CVE-2008-0217 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-0217

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

The script program in FreeBSD 5.0 through 7.0-PRERELEASE invokes openpty, which creates a pseudo-terminal with world-readable and world-writable permissions when it is not run as root, which allows local users to read data from the terminal of the user running script.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.3% (22th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0229)
Published: January 16, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0229 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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