CVE-2006-2607

do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid…

published May 25, 2006

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
46.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00565 · 46.2th percentile
Published
2006-05-25T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 MAY 20:00Z
    do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid…
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