Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-1999-0872 First vendor Publication 1999-08-25
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2008-09-09

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)
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

Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-1999-0872

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Os 1
Os 2
Os 7

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
7550 cron MAILTO Overflow Privilege Escalation

cron contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when an attacker manipulates the MAILTO environment variable, which is executed by the root user. This flaw may lead to a loss of integrity.

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/611
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/759

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