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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
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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History
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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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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD