Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2006-2607 | First vendor Publication | 2006-05-25 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2018-10-18 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| do_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 privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2607 |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10213 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10213 | ||
| Title: | do_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 privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf. | ||
| Description: | do_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 privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2006-2607 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13827 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13827 | ||
| Title: | USN-778-1 -- cron vulnerability | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that cron did not properly check the return code of the setgid and initgroups system calls. A local attacker could use this to escalate group privileges. Please note that cron versions 3.0pl1-64 and later were already patched to address the more serious setuid check referred to by CVE-2006-2607. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-778-1 CVE-2006-2607 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 6.06 Ubuntu 8.10 | Product(s): | cron |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-06-05 | Name : Ubuntu USN-778-1 (cron) File : nvt/ubuntu_778_1.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200606-07 (vixie-cron) File : nvt/glsa_200606_07.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 25850 | Vixie Cron do_command.c Setuid Drop Failure Privilege Escalation |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-06-02 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-778-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-10-17 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_cron-1440.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-07-13 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2006-0539.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-07-13 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2006-0539.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-06-11 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200606-07.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-06-01 | Name : The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch File : suse_SA_2006_027.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
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| 2021-05-04 12:04:04 |
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| 2021-04-22 01:04:40 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:17:50 |
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| 2018-10-18 21:20:09 |
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| 2018-10-04 00:19:28 |
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| 2017-10-11 09:23:41 |
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| 2017-07-20 09:23:37 |
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| 2016-04-26 14:39:55 |
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| 2014-02-17 10:35:59 |
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| 2013-05-11 10:58:06 |
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