CVE-2001-0559
highpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.011 · 66 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
crontab in Vixie cron 3.0.1 and earlier does not properly drop privileges after the failed parsing of a modification operation, which could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges when an editor is called to correct the error.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.2
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- EDB-20822Vixie Cron crontab 3.0 - Privilege Lowering Failure (1)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-20823Vixie Cron crontab 3.0 - Privilege Lowering Failure (2)functional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (5)
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054enisa_euvd
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3enisa_euvd
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_017_cron_txt.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6508enisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-054Vendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-050.php3PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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