CVE-2006-2607
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-2607 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-05-25 20:02:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-10-18 16:40:00 UTC |
| Description | do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf. |
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 |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avaya Products Vixie Cron Security Issue - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| Security Announcement | SUSE | www.novell.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | XF | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Vixie Cron PAM_Limits Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - SUSE update for vixie-cron | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Gentoo Bug 134194 - sys-process/vixie-cron: check return code of setuid() | CONFIRM | bugs.gentoo.org | |
| Vixie Cron 'do_command.c' May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | securitytracker.com | |
| Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | |
| Vixie Cron "do_command.c" setuid Security Issue - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| ASA-2006-168 (RHSA-2006-0539) | CONFIRM | support.avaya.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for vixie-cron | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| 178431 – CVE-2006-2607 Jobs start from root when pam_limits enabled | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Exploit, Patch |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Red Hat update for vixie-cron - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Vixie Cron: Privilege Escalation | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| USN-778-1: cron vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| Ubuntu update for cron - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.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.