VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-9705
Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large crontab file because an unlimited number of lines is accepted.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large crontab file because an unlimited number of lines is accepted.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-770
- Affected
- cron project/cron · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107378Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6DU7HAUAQR4E4AEBPYLUV6FZ4PHKH6A2/
- https://salsa.debian.org/debian/cron/commit/26814a26Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107378Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6DU7HAUAQR4E4AEBPYLUV6FZ4PHKH6A2/
- https://salsa.debian.org/debian/cron/commit/26814a26Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.