CVE-1999-0872

CVE-1999-0872 is a vulnerability in Vixie cron where a buffer overflow can be triggered by a long MAILTO value in a crontab, enabling local users to gain root access. The Red Hat CVE entry and related records confirm the issue but do not provide remediation steps or patched versions in the connec...

CVE-1999-0872

Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file...

Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 Debian 2.12.2 RedHat 6.0 - Vixie Cron MAILTO Sendmail

Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 Debian 2.12.2 RedHat 6.0 - Vixie Cron MAILTO Sendmail Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 ,Debian Linux 2.1/2.2,RedHat Linux = 6.0 Vixie Cron MAILTO Sendmail Vulnerability source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/611/info Failure by the vixie cron daemon from validating the contents of a...