What is the severity of CVE-2005-2807?

CVE-2005-2807 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for local privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2807?

To fix CVE-2005-2807, upgrade to frox version 0.7.19 or later, where privilege dropping has been implemented correctly.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2005-2807?

CVE-2005-2807 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting frox when it runs with setuid root.

Who is affected by CVE-2005-2807?

Local users on a system running frox version 0.7.18 with setuid root privileges are affected by CVE-2005-2807.

Can attackers exploit CVE-2005-2807 remotely?

No, CVE-2005-2807 requires local access to the system to be exploited.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2005-2807

high

7.2

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

7/9/2005

17/9/2024

CVE-2005-2807

First published: Wed Sep 07 2005(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Foreman	=0.7.18

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2807?
CVE-2005-2807 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for local privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2807?
To fix CVE-2005-2807, upgrade to frox version 0.7.19 or later, where privilege dropping has been implemented correctly.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2005-2807?
CVE-2005-2807 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting frox when it runs with setuid root.
Who is affected by CVE-2005-2807?
Local users on a system running frox version 0.7.18 with setuid root privileges are affected by CVE-2005-2807.
Can attackers exploit CVE-2005-2807 remotely?
No, CVE-2005-2807 requires local access to the system to be exploited.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2807?
CVE-2005-2807 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for local privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2807?
To fix CVE-2005-2807, upgrade to frox version 0.7.19 or later, where privilege dropping has been implemented correctly.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2005-2807?
CVE-2005-2807 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting frox when it runs with setuid root.
Who is affected by CVE-2005-2807?
Local users on a system running frox version 0.7.18 with setuid root privileges are affected by CVE-2005-2807.
Can attackers exploit CVE-2005-2807 remotely?
No, CVE-2005-2807 requires local access to the system to be exploited.