CVE-2005-1038
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2005-1038 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2005-05-02 04:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2017-10-11 01:30:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Paul Vixie | Vixie Cron | 4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Paul Vixie | Vixie Cron | 4.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | advanced_server | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | enterprise_server | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | workstation | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | advanced_server | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | enterprise_server | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | workstation | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
| Vixie Cron Crontab File Disclosure Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Patch |
| SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| 20060401-01-U | SGI | patches.sgi.com | |
| ASA-2006-118 (RHSA-2006-0117) | CONFIRM | support.avaya.com | |
| Security Announcement | SUSE | www.novell.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | |
| SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Avaya Products vixie-cron Exposure of Arbitrary Cron Files - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2007-03-14 | Mark J Cox | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.