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CVE-2012-6110 Details

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.

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://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686650 CVEExploitPatch
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/102 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81383 CVE
http://untroubled.org/bcron/NEWS CVE
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686650 [email protected]ExploitPatch

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
bcron project bcron exec
<= 0.09
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.07

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:bcron_project:bcron_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:bcron_project:bcron_exec:0.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:bcron_project:bcron_exec:0.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:bcron_project:bcron_exec:0.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:bcron_project:bcron_exec:0.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:bcron_project:bcron_exec:0.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-6110
NVD Published Date:
Sep 29, 2014
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]