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.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054 | Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3 | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_017_cron_txt.html | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054 | Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3 | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_017_cron_txt.html | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508 | 
Configurations
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3 - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_017_cron_txt.html - | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029 - Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687 - Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508 - | 
Information
                Published : 2001-08-14 04:00
Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03
NVD link : CVE-2001-0559
Mitre link : CVE-2001-0559
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2001-0559
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Products Affected
                paul_vixie
- vixie_cron
CWE
                