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CVE-2001-0559 Details

Description

crontab in Vixie cron 3.0.1 and earlier does not properly drop privileges after the failed parsing of a modification operation, which could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges when an editor is called to correct the error.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508 CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054 CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_017_cron_txt.html CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029 CVEExploitPatchVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
paul vixie vixie cron
<= 3.0.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2001-0559
NVD Published Date:
Aug 14, 2001
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2001-0559 Details - Not Deferred