VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.10%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.10% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- paul vixie/vixie cron
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_017_cron_txt.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_017_cron_txt.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.