CVE-2010-0424

Description

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.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565809
http://secunia.com/advisories/38700 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/cronie.git?p=cronie.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9e4a8fa5f9171fb724981f53879c9b20264aeb61
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035762.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38741 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48104 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38391 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0424?
CVE-2010-0424 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0424?
To fix CVE-2010-0424, 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-2010-0424 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-0424 is being actively exploited. 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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