CVE-1999-0872

Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file

published February 4, 2000

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
28.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00358 · 28.3th percentile
Published
2000-02-04T05:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 FEB 05:00Z
    Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file
    cvelistv5