Vulnerability in Paul Vixie Cron
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Paul Vixie Cron — versions 4.1
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435033/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2075 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-168.htm
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18108 (vdb-entry)
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/20388 (third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- usn.ubuntu.com/778-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-32.html (vendor-advisory)