VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-0070
Synaesthesia 2.1 and earlier, and possibly other versions, when installed setuid root, does not drop privileges before processing configuration and mixer files, which allows local users to read arbitrary files.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Synaesthesia 2.1 and earlier, and possibly other versions, when installed setuid root, does not drop privileges before processing configuration and mixer files, which allows local users to read arbitrary files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- synaesthesia/synaesthesia
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14300
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013206
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-681Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12546
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14300
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013206
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-681Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12546
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.