CVE-2006-2607
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 25, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- May 25, 2006
Description
do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20060525 rPSA-2006-0082-1 vixie-cronmailing-list
- ADV-2006-2075vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=178431
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-168.htm
- 18108vdb-entry
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134194
- 20388third-party-advisory
- 1016480vdb-entry
- USN-778-1vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2006:027vendor-advisory
- 35318third-party-advisory
- 21032third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200606-07vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10213vdb-entrysignature
- vixie-cron-docommand-gain-privilege(26691)vdb-entry
- RHSA-2006:0539vendor-advisory
- 20616third-party-advisory
- 21702third-party-advisory
- 20380third-party-advisory
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