PT-2005-2060 · Isc+1 · Vixie Cron+1

Published 2005-04-10 · Updated 2017-10-11 · CVE-2005-1038

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vixie cron version 4.1

Description The issue allows local users to read the cron files of other users by changing the file being edited to a symlink when crontab is run with the -e option.

Recommendations For Vixie cron version 4.1, consider restricting access to the crontab command or implementing additional security measures to prevent unauthorized users from modifying cron files. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-1038

RHSA-2005:361

RHSA-2005_361

RHSA-2006:0117

Affected Products

Red Hat

Vixie Cron

References · 14

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/395093 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1038 · Security Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-361.html · Vendor Advisory
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/13024 · Patch
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0117.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-361.html · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19532 · Note
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-118.htm · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11104 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24995 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20666 · Note
• https://redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2005-1038.html · Note