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CVE-2006-0539

The convert-fcrontab program in fcron 3.0.0 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long command-line argument,

The convert-fcrontab program in fcron 3.0.0 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long command-line argument, which causes Linux glibc to report heap memory corruption, possibly because a strcpy in the strdup2 function can "overwrite some data.".

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00263
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Affected Products & Versions

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thibault godouet fcronall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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dosFcron 3.0 - Convert-FCronTab Local Buffer Overflowverified
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD04 Feb 2006 · 02:02 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0999.html
http://fcron.free.fr/doc/en/changes.html
http://fcron.free.fr/news.php#a20060206a.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/18719
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423697/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16467
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