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CVE-1999-0872
published 1999-08-25

CVE-1999-0872: Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file.

PriorityP420high7.2CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCCICAC
EPSS
0.36%
28.4th percentile
Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file.

Affected

11 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
calderaopenlinux——
debiandebian_linux——
debiandebian_linux——
paul_vixievixie_cron——
redhatlinux——
redhatlinux——
redhatlinux——
redhatlinux——
redhatlinux——
redhatlinux——
redhatlinux——
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