VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-0539
The convert-fcrontab program in fcron 3.0.0 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long command-line argument, which causes Linux glibc to report heap memory corruption, possibly because a strcpy in the strdup2 function can "overwrite some…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.78%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.78%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The convert-fcrontab program in fcron 3.0.0 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long command-line argument, which causes Linux glibc to report heap memory corruption, possibly because a strcpy in the strdup2 function can "overwrite some data."
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.78% probability · 54th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- thibault godouet/fcron
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0999.html
- http://fcron.free.fr/doc/en/changes.html
- http://fcron.free.fr/news.php#a20060206a.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18719
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423697/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16467
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0036
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0435
- https://bugs.trustix.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1754
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24444
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0999.html
- http://fcron.free.fr/doc/en/changes.html
- http://fcron.free.fr/news.php#a20060206a.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18719
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423697/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16467
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0036
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0435
- https://bugs.trustix.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1754
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24444
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.