CVE-1999-0872 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file.

Published: 2000-02-04

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:3.0_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2::i386:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0::i386:::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0853	Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00063.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/611
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/759

History

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Subscriptions

Caldera Openlinux

Debian Debian Linux

Paul Vixie Vixie Cron

Redhat Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-02-04T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:55:29.003Z

Reserved: 1999-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0872

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-08-25T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0872

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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