CVE-2019-9705
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 12, 2019 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:44 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraCron
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large crontab file because an unlimited number of lines is accepted.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.0pl1-133
Affected range stops below 3.0pl1-133, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107378Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00025.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00029.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6DU7HAUAQR4E4AEBPYLUV6FZ4PHKH6A2/x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/cron/commit/26814a26CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-770
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