{"id":"CVE-1999-0768","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-1999-0768","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:44:34.389Z","title":"Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron on Red Hat systems via the MAILTO environmental variable.","description":"Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron on Red Hat systems via the MAILTO environmental variable.","published":"1999-08-25T04:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T21:49:01.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":[],"affected":["redhat/linux","suse/suse linux"],"epss":{"score":0.02284,"percentile":0.83037,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":2,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"1999-08-25","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":19469,"kind":"exploit","title":"RedHat Linux 4.2/5.2/6.0 / S.u.S.E Linux 6.0/6.1 - Cron Buffer Overflow (1)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19469","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/19469.c","file":"exploits/linux/local/19469.c","published":"1999-08-30","added":"1999-08-30","updated":"2012-06-30","author":"Akke","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-1999-0768","OSVDB-1058"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/602/info"},{"edbId":19470,"kind":"exploit","title":"RedHat Linux 4.2/5.2/6.0 / S.u.S.E Linux 6.0/6.1 - Cron Buffer Overflow (2)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19470","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/19470.c","file":"exploits/linux/local/19470.c","published":"1999-08-25","added":"1999-08-25","updated":"2012-06-30","author":"jbowie","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-1999-0768","OSVDB-1058"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/602/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.3%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/602","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/602","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0768","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}