Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0768 (CCN-4096)

Assigned:1999-08-25
Published:1999-08-25
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary:Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron on Red Hat systems via the MAILTO environmental variable.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory CSSA-1999-023.0
serious security problem in cron

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0768

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0872

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-1999:030-02
Buffer overflow in cron daemon

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Debian Security Advisory 19990830
cron: Root exploit in cron

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1058
Vixie Cron MAILTO Environement Variable Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7550
cron MAILTO Overflow Privilege Escalation

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
602

Source: CCN
Type: BID-602
Vixie Cron Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BID-611
Vixie Cron MAILTO Sendmail Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BID-759
Skyfull Mail Server MAIL FROM Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: SuSE Security Announcement #15
cron-3.0.1-75 (Vixie Cron) and previous versions

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cron-sendmail-bo-root(4096)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:caldera:openlinux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:caldera:openlinux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    redhat linux 4.2
    redhat linux 5.2
    redhat linux 6.0
    suse suse linux 6.0
    suse suse linux 6.1
    redhat linux 4.2
    debian debian linux *
    redhat linux 5.2
    suse suse linux 6.2
    caldera openlinux 2.2
    caldera openlinux 2.3
    suse suse linux 6.1