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CVE-2005-1038 Details

Description

crontab in Vixie cron 4.1, when running with the -e option, allows local users to read the cron files of other users by changing the file being edited to a symlink. NOTE: there is insufficient information to know whether this is a duplicate of CVE-2001-0235.

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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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/19532	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/20666	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/24995	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11104	CVE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-118.htm	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-361.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0117.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/395093	CVE	ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13024	CVE	Patch
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/19532	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/20666	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/24995	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11104	[email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-118.htm	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-361.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0117.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/395093	[email protected]	ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13024	[email protected]	Patch

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
paul vixie vixie cron	4.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:4.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux	4.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0::advanced_server::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0::enterprise_server::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0::workstation::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 14, 2005	Initial Analysis	[email protected]