7.2high
CVE-2005-28071 exploit
frox 0.7.18, when running setuid root, does not properly drop privileges when reading a configuration file, which allows local users to rea…
Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.9%
percentile 61%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-26218 Frox 0.7.18 - Arbitrary Configuration File Access · local · 2005-09-01
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/14711 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/409667 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2005-2807
- NVD: CVE-2005-2807
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