CVE-2005-1038 : crontab in Vixie cron 4.1, when running with the -e option, allows local users t

crontab in Vixie cron 4.1, when running with the -e option, allows local users to read the cron files of other users by changing the file being edited to a symlink. NOTE: there is insufficient information to know whether this is a duplicate of CVE-2001-0235.

Published 2005-05-02 04:00:00

Updated 2017-10-11 01:30:03

Source MITRE

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Products affected by CVE-2005-1038

Redhat » Enterprise Linux » Version: 4.0 Advanced Server Edition
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Redhat » Enterprise Linux » Version: 4.0 Enterprise Server Edition
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
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Redhat » Enterprise Linux » Version: 4.0 Workstation Edition
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
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Paul Vixie » Vixie Cron » Version: 4.1
cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1038

EPSS FAQ

0.04%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 6 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-1038

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
2.1	LOW	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N	3.9	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None

Vendor statements for CVE-2005-1038

Red Hat 2007-03-14

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

References for CVE-2005-1038

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