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CVE-2010-0424

Published: 25 February 2010

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
kees
Debian cron is vixie 3.0-based, not 4.1-based, this was in 4.1 and later

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
cron
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Not vulnerable
(cronie-specific)
hardy Not vulnerable
(cronie-specific)
intrepid Not vulnerable
(cronie-specific)
jaunty Not vulnerable
(cronie-specific)
karmic Not vulnerable
(cronie-specific)
upstream Not vulnerable