Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 41.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054
- 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.securityfocus.com/bid/2687
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054
- 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.securityfocus.com/bid/2687
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508
Products affected by CVE-2001-0559
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cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:*