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CVE-2010-0424

The edit_cmd function in crontab.c in (1) cronie before 1.4.4 and (2) Vixie cron (vixie-cron) allows local users to chan

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.

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 0.001
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
fedorahosted cronie<= 1.4.3
paul vixie vixie cronall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

3.3
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD25 Feb 2010 · 07:30 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10139-1
rhsaRHSA-2012:0304Low
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/cronie.git?p=cronie.git
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035762.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38700Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38741Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48104
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38391
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