FrSIRT - Redhat Security Update Fixes Vixie-Cron Information Disclosure Issue / Exploit (Security Advisories)

French Security Incident Response Team

French

English

Redhat Security Update Fixes Vixie-Cron Information Disclosure Issue

Title : Redhat Security Update Fixes Vixie-Cron Information Disclosure Issue
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-1958
CVE ID : CVE-2005-1038
CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-10-05

Advisory Details

Description

Affected Products

Solution

References

Technical Description

Redhat has released updated packages to correct a vulnerability identified in Vixie-Cron. This flaw is due to an error when running Vixie-Cron with the "-e" option, which could be exploited by local users to read the cron files of other users by changing the file being edited to a symlink.

ChangeLog

2005-10-05 : Initial release

Vulnerability Management

Subscribe to FrSIRT VNS and receive real-time e-mail and SMS alerts when new vulnerabilities, exploits, or patches relevant to your systems and network configurations are available.

Feedback

If you have additional information or corrections for this security advisory please submit them via our contact form or by email to updates@frsirt.com.

Mailinglist

	Apple Mac OS X Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
	Apple TV Multiple File Processing Code Execution Vulnerabilities
	Apple Mac OS X Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
	Apple iPhone Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
	Apple QuickTime Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
	Apple iTunes Driver Integer Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
	Apple iPod touch Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

	Mozilla Products Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
	Mozilla Firefox for Mac OS X GIF Rendering Code Execution Vulnerability
	Mozilla Products Remote Code Execution and Security Bypass Issues
	Mozilla Products Code Execution and Injection Vulnerabilities
	Mozilla JavaScript Garbage Collector Code Execution Vulnerability
	Mozilla Thunderbird Code Execution and Cross Site Scripting Issues
	Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Multiple Remote Code Execution Issues

	Cisco Unity Security Bypass and Denial of Service
	Cisco UCM SIP Remote Denial of Service
	Cisco IOS Denial of Service and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
	Cisco PIX and ASA Information Disclosure and DoS Vulnerabilities
	Cisco Secure ACS EAP Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
	Cisco Products Remote DNS Cache Poisoning Vulnerability
	Cisco Wide Area Application Services CUPS Remote Vulnerability