Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-2607
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.
Products affected by CVE-2006-2607
- cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2607
0.13%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 48 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-2607
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
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NIST |
Vendor statements for CVE-2006-2607
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Red Hat 2007-03-14Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
References for CVE-2006-2607
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-07.xml
Vixie Cron: Privilege Escalation (GLSA 200606-07) — Gentoo security
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435033/100/0/threaded
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=178431
178431 – CVE-2006-2607 Jobs start from root when pam_limits enabledExploit;Patch
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18108
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134194
134194 – sys-process/vixie-cron: check return code of setuid()
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/778-1/
404: Page not found | Ubuntu
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0539.html
Support
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1016480
Access Denied
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26691
Vixie Cron do_command.c privilege escalation CVE-2006-2607 Vulnerability Report
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2075
Site en construction
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10213
404 Not Found
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http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-32.html
404 Page Not Found | SUSE
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http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-168.htm
ASA-2006-168 (RHSA-2006-0539)
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