CVE-2005-2807

frox 0.7.18 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via Configuration File Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-2807. PoCs published by rotor.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a file read vulnerability in Frox by passing an arbitrary file path as an argument, causing the application to disclose its contents. The issue is exploitable only if Frox is installed with setuid or setgid privileges.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by rotor · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26218

This exploit demonstrates a file read vulnerability in Frox by passing an arbitrary file path as an argument, causing the application to disclose its contents. The issue is exploitable only if Frox is installed with setuid or setgid privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Frox (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Frox installed with setuid or setgid privileges
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14711
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/409667

Scores

EPSS 0.0095
EPSS Percentile 57.4%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
frox/frox 0.7.18
Published Sep 07, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026