Description
The edit_cmd function in crontab.c in (1) cronie before 1.4.4 and (2) Vixie cron (vixie-cron) allows local users to change the modification times of arbitrary files, and consequently cause a denial of service, via a symlink attack on a temporary file in the /tmp directory.
Published: 2010-02-25
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0455 The edit_cmd function in crontab.c in (1) cronie before 1.4.4 and (2) Vixie cron (vixie-cron) allows local users to change the modification times of arbitrary files, and consequently cause a denial of service, via a symlink attack on a temporary file in the /tmp directory.
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Fedorahosted Cronie
Paul Vixie Vixie Cron
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:45:12.337Z

Reserved: 2010-01-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-0424

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-02-25T19:30:00.467

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-0424

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2010-02-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-0424 - Bugzilla

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