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CVE-2005-0392

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2005-05-22 ppxp -- local root exploit

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2005-0392
Phase Assigned(20050214)

Description

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

References

Source Reference
DEBIAN DSA-725
BID 13681