CVE-2001-0559

crontab in Vixie cron 3.0.1 and earlier does not properly drop privileges after the failed parsing of a modification operation, which could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges when an editor is called to correct the error.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 65th percentile

Published

2002-03-09

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20823
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20822

Security advisories

• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry