CVE-2012-6110

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Published Sep 29, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

bcron-exec in bcron before 0.10 does not close file descriptors associated with temporary files when running a cron job, which allows local users to modify job files and send spam messages by accessing an open file descriptor.

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:bcron_project:bcron_exec::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:bcron_project:bcron_exec:0.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bcron_project:bcron_exec:0.05:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bcron_project:bcron_exec:0.06:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bcron_project:bcron_exec:0.07:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bcron_project:bcron_exec:0.08:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5978	bcron-exec in bcron before 0.10 does not close file descriptors associated with temporary files when running a cron job, which allows local users to modify job files and send spam messages by accessing an open file descriptor.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.429% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/102
http://untroubled.org/bcron/NEWS
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686650
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81383

History

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Subscriptions

Bcron Project Bcron Exec

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Sep 29, 2014, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:28 PM
Reserved: Dec 6, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 29, 2014, 10:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM

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