CVE-2006-2607 (GCVE-0-2006-2607)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-05-25 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 17:58
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://secunia.com/advisories/35318 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/21032 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
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http://secunia.com/advisories/20616 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/21702 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/20380 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2006-05-24 00:00
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