CVE-1999-0872
Summary
| CVE | CVE-1999-0872 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 1999-08-25 04:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2008-09-09 12:36:00 UTC |
| Description | Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Caldera | Openlinux | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Caldera | Openlinux | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Paul Vixie | Vixie Cron | 3.0_pl1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Paul Vixie | Vixie Cron | 3.0_pl1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 4.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 4.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 5.2 | All | i386 | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 6.0 | All | i386 | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 4.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 4.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 5.2 | All | i386 | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 6.0 | All | i386 | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyfull Mail Server MAIL FROM Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Vixie Cron MAILTO Sendmail Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.