ghsa-m6pc-rv4c-hqmg
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-01 07:00
Modified
2025-04-03 04:33
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2006-2607"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2006-05-25T20:02:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-m6pc-rv4c-hqmg",
  "modified": "2025-04-03T04:33:15Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T07:00:48Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2607"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=178431"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26691"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10213"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/778-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134194"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/20380"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/20388"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/20616"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/21032"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/21702"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35318"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-07.xml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1016480"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-168.htm"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-32.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0539.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435033/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18108"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2075"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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