Executive Summary
Informations | |||
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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 | |||
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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
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
Type | Description | Count |
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Application | 1 | |
Os | 1 | |
Os | 2 | |
Os | 7 |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
Id | Description |
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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 |
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BID | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/611 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/759 |
Alert History
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2021-05-04 12:00:57 |
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2021-04-22 01:01:11 |
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2020-05-23 00:14:10 |
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2013-05-11 11:57:24 |
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