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CVE-2006-2607

N/A
Published: May 25, 2006 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVixie Cron

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (19)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134194
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/20380
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/20388
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/20616
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/21032
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/21702
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35318
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-07.xml

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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