5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-9705
Vixie Cron Local Denial of Service Memory Consumption
Description

Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large crontab file because an unlimited number of lines is accepted.

INFO

Published Date :

March 12, 2019, 1:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-9705 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Cron_project cron
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-2019-9705.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107378 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00025.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00029.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6DU7HAUAQR4E4AEBPYLUV6FZ4PHKH6A2/
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/cron/commit/26814a26 Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-9705 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-9705 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6DU7HAUAQR4E4AEBPYLUV6FZ4PHKH6A2/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6DU7HAUAQR4E4AEBPYLUV6FZ4PHKH6A2/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00029.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00029.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00029.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00029.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00029.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-400 CWE-770
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00025.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00025.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6DU7HAUAQR4E4AEBPYLUV6FZ4PHKH6A2/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6DU7HAUAQR4E4AEBPYLUV6FZ4PHKH6A2/ Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00025.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6DU7HAUAQR4E4AEBPYLUV6FZ4PHKH6A2/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107378 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107378 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107378 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 12, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://salsa.debian.org/debian/cron/commit/26814a26 No Types Assigned https://salsa.debian.org/debian/cron/commit/26814a26 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cron_project:cron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0pl1-133
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-9705 is associated with the following CWEs:

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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