CVE-2005-1038

N/A Unknown
Published: May 02, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

Description

crontab in Vixie cron 4.1, when running with the -e option, allows local users to read the cron files of other users by changing the file being edited to a symlink. NOTE: there is insufficient information to know whether this is a duplicate of CVE-2001-0235.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/395093
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13024
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20666
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24995
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-118.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-361.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0117.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/395093
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13024
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
23th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

redhat paul_vixie