Vulnerability in Thibault Godouet Fcron
CVE-2006-0539
The convert-fcrontab program in fcron 3.0.0 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long command-line argument, which causes Linux glibc to report heap memory corruption, possibly because a strcpy in the strdup2 function can "overwrite some data."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Thibault Godouet Fcron — versions 3.0.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423697/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- fcron.free.fr/news.php
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24444 (vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0999.html (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0435 (vdb-entry)
- www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0036 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18719 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16467 (vdb-entry)
- bugs.trustix.org/show_bug.cgi
- fcron.free.fr/doc/en/changes.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-0539?
- CVE-2006-0539 is a vulnerability in Thibault Godouet Fcron. Published 2006-02-04.
- Is CVE-2006-0539 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.