CVE-2001-0559
First published: Tue Aug 14 2001(Updated: )
crontab in Vixie cron 3.0.1 and earlier does not properly drop privileges after the failed parsing of a modification operation, which could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges when an editor is called to correct the error.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| paul Vixie Vixie cron | <=3.0.1 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_017_cron_txt.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508
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- vendor/paul vixie
- canonical/paul vixie vixie cron
- version/paul vixie vixie cron/3.0.1