CVE-2005-2807 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2005-2807

frox 0.7.18, when running setuid root, does not properly drop...

Vulnerability Description

frox 0.7.18, when running setuid root, does not properly drop privileges when reading a configuration file, which allows local users to read portions of arbitrary files via the -f command line option.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

frox
Vulnerable Versions:
0.7.18

Timeline

Official Publish: September 7th, 2005
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.