CVE-2010-0424
cronie: Race condition by setting timestamp of user's crontab file, when editing the file
Severity Score
7.1
*CVSS v3
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*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
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Descriptions
The edit_cmd function in crontab.c in (1) cronie before 1.4.4 and (2) Vixie cron (vixie-cron) allows local users to change the modification times of arbitrary files, and consequently cause a denial of service, via a symlink attack on a temporary file in the /tmp directory.
La funcion edit_cmd en crontab.c en (1) cronie anteriores a v1.4.4 y (2) Vixie cron (vixie-cron) permite a usuarios locales cambiar las horas de modificación de ficheros de forma arbitraria, y consecuentemente producir una denegación de servicio, a través de un ataque de enlace simbólico en un fichero temporal en el directorio /tmp.
A vulnerability has been found in Vixie cron, allowing local attackers to conduct symlink attacks. Versions less than 4.1-r14 are affected.
*Credits:
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Timeline
- 2010-01-27 CVE Reserved
- 2010-02-25 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/cronie.git?p=cronie.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9e4a8fa5f9171fb724981f53879c9b20264aeb61 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48104 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38391 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035762.html | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/38700 | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/38741 | 2023-02-13 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565809 | 2012-02-21 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0424 | 2012-02-21 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Fedorahosted Search vendor "Fedorahosted" | Cronie Search vendor "Fedorahosted" for product "Cronie" | <= 1.4.3 Search vendor "Fedorahosted" for product "Cronie" and version " <= 1.4.3" | - |
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| Paul Vixie Search vendor "Paul Vixie" | Vixie Cron Search vendor "Paul Vixie" for product "Vixie Cron" | * | - |
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