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CVE-1999-0872

 

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 1999-08-25 CVE Published
  • 1999-12-08 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-02-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
References (2)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Paul Vixie
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Vixie Cron
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3.0_pl1
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Affected
Caldera
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Openlinux
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2.2
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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2.1
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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2.2
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Redhat
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Linux
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4.0
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Redhat
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Linux
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4.1
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Redhat
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Linux
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4.2
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Redhat
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Linux
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5.0
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Redhat
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Linux
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5.1
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Redhat
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Linux
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5.2
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i386
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Redhat
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Linux
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6.0
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i386
Affected