| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-1999-0297 (CCN-3124) | ||||||||
| Assigned: | 1996-12-12 | ||||||||
| Published: | 1996-12-12 | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2022-08-17 | ||||||||
| Summary: | Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0 allows local users to obtain root access via a long environmental variable. | ||||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-Other | ||||||||
| Vulnerability Consequences: | Gain Privileges | ||||||||
| References: | Source: CCN Type: CIAC Information Bulletin H-17 cron/crontab Buffer Overrun Vulnerabilities Source: MITRE Type: CNA CVE-1999-0297 Source: CCN Type: Network Associates, Inc. COVERT Labs Security Advisory #03, December 16, 1996 Vulnerability in Vixie Cron Source: CCN Type: AusCERT Advisory AA-96.21 cron/crontab Buffer Overrun Vulnerabilities Source: CCN Type: OSVDB ID: 11505 Vixie Cron Long Environment Variable Local Overflow Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN vixie-cron(3124) Source: MISC Type: UNKNOWN https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0297 | ||||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1: Configuration 2: Configuration CCN 1:  Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||||
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