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.
Published: 2005-09-07
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-2808 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:27:57.323Z

Reserved: 2005-09-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2807

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Status : Modified

Published: 2005-09-07T18:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2807

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