CVE-1999-0872

Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/759
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/611

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:3.0_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0::i386:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2::i386:::::

Information

Published : 1999-08-24 21:00

Updated : 2008-09-09 05:36

NVD link : CVE-1999-0872

Mitre link : CVE-1999-0872

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CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

redhat

linux

paul_vixie

vixie_cron

caldera

openlinux

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