CVE-2001-0559

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0551	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.101% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_017_cron_txt.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508

History

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Subscriptions

Paul Vixie Vixie Cron

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:21 AM
Reserved: Jul 27, 2001, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 14, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

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