PT-2005-3684 · Frox · Frox

Published 2005-09-07 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-2807

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions frox version 0.7.18

Description The issue allows local users to read portions of arbitrary files due to improper privilege handling when reading a configuration file. This occurs when the software is run setuid root and the -f command line option is used.

Recommendations For version 0.7.18, consider restricting access to the configuration file or running the software without setuid root privileges until a proper fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the -f command line option to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2807

Affected Products

Frox

References · 4

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/14711 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/409667 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/26218 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2807 · Security Note