crontab in Vixie cron 4.1, when running with the -e option, allows local users to read the cron files of other users by changing the file be
crontab in Vixie cron 4.1, when running with the -e option, allows local users to read the cron files of other users by changing the file being edited to a symlink. NOTE: there is insufficient information to know whether this is a duplicate of CVE-2001-0235.
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- May 2, 2005
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.5% · 43th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
8
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 8 / 40 · 2.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| paul vixie | vixie cron | cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron |
| redhat | enterprise linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- paul vixie vixie cron4.1
- redhat enterprise linux4.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | vixie-cron | before 0:4.1-10.EL3 | 0:4.1-10.EL3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | vixie-cron-debuginfo | before 0:4.1-10.EL3 | 0:4.1-10.EL3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | vixie-cron | before 4:4.1-36.EL4 | 4:4.1-36.EL4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | vixie-cron-debuginfo | before 4:4.1-36.EL4 | 4:4.1-36.EL4 |
Same product
paul vixie: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2006-2607do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root priv28Monitor
- CVE-2001-0559crontab in Vixie cron 3.0.1 and earlier does not properly drop privileges after the failed parsing of a modification operation, which could 28Monitor
- CVE-1999-0872Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file.28Monitor
- CVE-1999-0769Vixie Cron on Linux systems allows local users to set parameters of sendmail commands via the MAILTO environmental variable.28Monitor
- CVE-1999-0297Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0 allows local users to obtain root access via a long environmental variable.28Monitor
- CVE-2001-0560Buffer overflow in Vixie cron 3.0.1-56 and earlier could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long username (> 20 char18Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:vixie-cron | 4:4.1-36.EL4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:vixie-cron-debuginfo | 4:4.1-36.EL4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
- secunia.com/advisories/19532
- secunia.com/advisories/20666
- secunia.com/advisories/24995
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-118.htm
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-361.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0117.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/13024
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11104
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.