FKIE_CVE-1999-0297

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 1996-12-12 05:00 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0 allows local users to obtain root access via a long environmental variable.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0297
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0297
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
paul_vixie vixie_cron 3.0
bsdi bsd_os 2.1
freebsd freebsd 2.1.0
netbsd netbsd 2.0.4
redhat linux *
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