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.
Published:Sep 7, 2005
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Sep 7, 2005
EPSS Score:0.00398
CVSS Score:7.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Frox
Product
Frox
Frox
Frox
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
