PT-1999-1421 · Isc · Vixie Cron

Published 1999-08-25 · Updated 2008-09-09 · CVE-1999-0872

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vixie cron (affected versions not specified)

Description A buffer overflow issue in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access by setting a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0872

Affected Products

Vixie Cron

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0872 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/759 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/611 · Note