gsd-2007-1856
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
Vixie Cron before 4.1-r10 on Gentoo Linux is installed with insecure permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (cron failure) by creating hard links, which results in a failed st_nlink check in database.c.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2007-1856


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    "description": "Vixie Cron before 4.1-r10 on Gentoo Linux is installed with insecure permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (cron failure) by creating hard links, which results in a failed st_nlink check in database.c.",
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            "accessVector": "LOCAL",
            "authentication": "NONE",
            "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
            "baseScore": 2.1,
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            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
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      },
      "lastModifiedDate": "2017-10-11T01:32Z",
      "publishedDate": "2007-04-18T03:19Z"
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}


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