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TI-2005-02666 Aliases CVE-2005-2807GHSA-395p-wxvj-rq46

frox 0.7.18, when running setuid root, does not properly drop privileges when reading a…

Priority LOW 33Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00945 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.18VulnerableFrox
  • cpe:2.3:a:frox:frox:0.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.18 Vulnerable ·Frox

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2807
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-395p-wxvj-rq46

References

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  • TI-2005-02667 frox 0.7.16 and 0.7.17 does not properly parse certain Deny ACLs, which might allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2001-00893 Buffer overflow in Frox transparent FTP proxy 0.6.6 and earlier, with the local caching… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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