VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-1038
crontab in Vixie cron 4.1, when running with the -e option, allows local users to read the cron files of other users by changing the file being edited to a symlink.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.54%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.54%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
crontab in Vixie cron 4.1, when running with the -e option, allows local users to read the cron files of other users by changing the file being edited to a symlink. NOTE: there is insufficient information to know whether this is a duplicate of CVE-2001-0235.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.54% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- paul vixie/vixie cron · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20666
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24995
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-118.htm
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-361.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0117.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/395093Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13024Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11104
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20666
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24995
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-118.htm
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-361.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0117.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/395093Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13024Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11104
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.