CVE-2001-0559

N/A Unknown
Published: August 14, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

crontab in Vixie cron 3.0.1 and earlier does not properly drop privileges after the failed parsing of a modification operation, which could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges when an editor is called to correct the error.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_017_cron_txt.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_017_cron_txt.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
40th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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