CVE-2010-0424

CVE-2010-0424 affects cronie (before 1.4.4) and the Vixie cron (vixie-cron). The vulnerability resides in the edit_cmd function in crontab.c, which allows local users to change the modification times of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file in /tmp, potentially leading to a den...

CVE-2005-1038

CVE-2005-1038 affects Vixie cron 4.1 where running cron with -e can be exploited by a local attacker to read other users’ crontab files via a symlink. Connected advisories (RHSA-2005:361, RHSA-2006:0117, SUSE/SUSE‑CRON plugins) indicate fixes in vixie-cron are available and released as security u...

CVE-2006-2607

CVE-2006-2607 refers to a local privilege escalation in vixie-cron 4.1 where do_command.c does not check the return value of setuid(), potentially allowing a root gain if setuid() fails (e.g., PAM limits or resource limits). Connected advisories confirm this vulnerability and document patches/ups...

CVE-1999-0769

CVE-1999-0769 affects Vixie Cron on Linux systems. The vulnerability allows local users to modify parameters of sendmail commands by manipulating the MAILTO environment variable, as described in multiple sources. Root cause is misuse of MAILTO by cron the environment passed to mail-related comman...

CVE-1999-0297

The CVE-1999-0297 issue is a buffer overflow in the Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0, enabling local users to obtain root access via a long environmental variable. The vulnerability is caused by a buffer overflow in the library's handling of environment data. Impact is local privilege escalat...

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-2000-1096

The CVE-2000-1096 entry concerns the crontab utility by Paul Vixie, where temporary files are created with predictable names and there is insufficient verification that the file is owned by the user running crontab -e. This enables local users who have write access to the crontab spool directory ...

CVE-2001-0559

The CVE-2001-0559 issue affects Vixie cron up to 3.0.1. crontab fails to drop privileges correctly after a failed parsing of a modification operation, potentially enabling a local attacker to gain additional privileges when an editor is invoked to fix the error. Publicly documented references (De...

CVE-2007-1856

CVE-2007-1856 is a local denial-of-service vulnerability in vixie-cron (pre‑4.1-r10 on Gentoo) where insecure permissions enable a local user to create a hard link to /etc/crontab, causing cron to fail (st_nlink check in database.c). Multiple advisories confirm the issue and provide fixes. Affect...

CVE-2001-0560

CVE-2001-0560 describes a local privilege escalation in Vixie cron (3.0.1-56 and earlier) caused by a buffer overflow triggered by a username longer than 20 characters. Affected component: crontab handling in Vixie cron. Impact per sources: partial confidentiality/integrity/availability, local at...