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CVE-2001-05592 exploits

crontab in Vixie cron 3.0.1 and earlier does not properly drop privileges after the failed parsing of a modification operation, which could…

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 66%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

crontab in Vixie cron 3.0.1 and earlier does not properly drop privileges after the failed parsing of a modification operation, which could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges when an editor is called to correct the error.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.10% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-20823 Vixie Cron crontab 3.0 - Privilege Lowering Failure (2) · local · 2001-07-05
  • EDB-20822 Vixie Cron crontab 3.0 - Privilege Lowering Failure (1) · local · 2001-05-07

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • linux-mandrake.com /en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2001_017_cron_txt.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/183029 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2001/dsa-054 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/2687 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/6508 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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