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.
Published: 2014-09-29
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD 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.
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Bcron Project Bcron Exec
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:28:38.730Z

Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-6110

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Status : Modified

Published: 2014-09-29T22:55:05.847

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2012-6110

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