ppxp does not drop root privileges before opening log files, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:13:54.204Z

Reserved: 2005-02-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-0392

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-05-19T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-0392

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