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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
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2005-2807
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
frox / frox 0.7.18 0.7.18.x