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RE: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-04:15.syscons

From: Darren Pilgrim (dmpbitfreak.org)
Date: Mon Oct 04 2004 - 18:15:07 CDT

> FreeBSD-SA-04:15.syscons
<...>
> IV. Workaround
>
> There is no known workaround. However, this bug is only exploitable
> by users who have access to the physical console or can otherwise open
> a /dev/ttyv* device node.

Is there anything in the base system that, by design or flaw, can be used by
a non-root user to open a ttyv device?

Is the tty snoop device vulnerable by proxy?

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