CVE-2005-0070

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-05-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Synaesthesia 2.1 and earlier, and possibly other versions, when installed setuid root, does not drop privileges before processing configuration and mixer files, which allows local users to read arbitrary files.

Affected products

Synaesthesia: through 2.1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/14300
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013206
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-681
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12546
http://secunia.com/advisories/14300
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013206
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-681
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12546

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