CVE-2001-0560

Summary

CVECVE-2001-0560
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2001-08-22 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2017-10-10 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in Vixie cron 3.0.1-56 and earlier could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long username (> 20 characters).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Paul Vixie Vixie Cron All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Neohapsis Archives - Immunix/Stackguard - Immunix OS Security update for vixie-cron - From [email protected] BUGTRAQ archives.neohapsis.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
404 Not Found OSVDB www.osvdb.org
IBM Search results AIXAPAR www-1.ibm.com
IBM Search results AIXAPAR www-1.ibm.com
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - vixie cron possible local root compromise - From [email protected] BUGTRAQ archives.neohapsis.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2001:022 : vixie-cron MANDRAKE www.linux-mandrake.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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