CVE-2001-0559
Vixie cron Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 14, 2001, 4 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 20, 2024, 11:35 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2001-0559.
| URL | 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 |
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CVE-2001-0559 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 20, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054 Added Reference http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3 Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_017_cron_txt.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 10, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/static/6508.php [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 01, 2004
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2001-0559 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2001-0559
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.17840
percentile