CVE-2005-0392

high

Description

ppxp does not drop root privileges before opening log files, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13681

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-725

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-05-19

Updated: 2008-11-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High