VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2807
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.95%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.95%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.95% probability · 59th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- frox/frox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/409667Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14711Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/409667Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14711Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.