CVE-2001-0559

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2001-08-14 04:00

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:17


NVD link : CVE-2001-0559

Mitre link : CVE-2001-0559

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2001-0559


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Products Affected

paul_vixie

  • vixie_cron