3.3
LOW
CVE-2010-0424
Cronie and Vixie Cron File Modification Time Tampering Vulnerability
Description

The edit_cmd function in crontab.c in (1) cronie before 1.4.4 and (2) Vixie cron (vixie-cron) allows local users to change the modification times of arbitrary files, and consequently cause a denial of service, via a symlink attack on a temporary file in the /tmp directory.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 25, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 4:16 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-0424 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedorahosted cronie
1 Paul_vixie vixie_cron
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
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-2010-0424.

URL Resource
http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/cronie.git?p=cronie.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9e4a8fa5f9171fb724981f53879c9b20264aeb61
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035762.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38700 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38741 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48104
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38391
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565809

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-0424 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/cronie.git?p=cronie.git;a=commit;h=9e4a8fa5f9171fb724981f53879c9b20264aeb61 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/cronie.git?p=cronie.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9e4a8fa5f9171fb724981f53879c9b20264aeb61 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48104 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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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

0.05635

percentile

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