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CVE-2006-2607

CVE-2006-2607 PUBLISHED

Reported by mitre · Published May 25, 2006

do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a
Paul Vixievixie-cron
n/an/an/a, n/a, n/a

Timeline

  • May 25, 2006 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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