CVE-2001-0559

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.

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/archive/1/183029	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054	Vendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_017_cron_txt.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2001-08-13 21:00

Updated : 2017-10-09 18:29

NVD link : CVE-2001-0559

Mitre link : CVE-2001-0559

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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Products Affected

paul_vixie

vixie_cron

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