Vulnerability Details CVE-2006-2607
do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 13.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134194
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20380
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20388
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20616
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21032
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35318
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-07.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016480
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-168.htm
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-32.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0539.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435033/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18108
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2075
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=178431
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26691
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10213
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/778-1/
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134194
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20380
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20388
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20616
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21032
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35318
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-07.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016480
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-168.htm
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-32.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0539.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435033/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18108
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2075
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=178431
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26691
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10213
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/778-1/
Products affected by CVE-2006-2607
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cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:4.1