CVE-2005-1038

security flaw

Published Apr 10, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-1041 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:35 PM
Reserved
Apr 10, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:12 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 6, 2005, 12:00 AM