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FKIE_CVE-2007-1856

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-04-18 03:19 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:38
Severity
Summary
Vixie Cron before 4.1-r10 on Gentoo Linux is installed with insecure permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (cron failure) by creating hard links, which results in a failed st_nlink check in database.c.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0345.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/24905
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/24995
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25321
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25723
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26909
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27706
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27886
secalert@redhat.comhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-11.xml
secalert@redhat.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-261.htm
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:234
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23520
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018081
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11463
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0345.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/24905
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/24995
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25321
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25723
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26909
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27706
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27886
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-11.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-261.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:234
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23520
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018081
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11463
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gentoo linux *
paul_vixie vixie_cron *

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    },
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