CVE-2001-0559 | BDVDB-2026-3539 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_017_cron_txt.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.