CVE-2005-1038

Public Exploit

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.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0117.html	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24995	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11104	vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-361.html	vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-118.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/19532	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13024	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/20666	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/395093	mailing list exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1038?: CVE-2005-1038 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1038?: To fix CVE-2005-1038, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1038 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1038 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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