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CVE-2005-0392

• 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: 2005-05-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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

Affected products

• Debian Ppxp: all versions

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-725
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13681
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-725
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13681

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