Unscored severity · published Feb 25, 2010
CVE-2010-0424
The edit_cmd function in crontab.c in (1) cronie before 1.4.4 and (2) Vixie cron (vixie-cron) allows local users to change the modification times of arbitrary files, and…
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The edit_cmd function in crontab.c in (1) cronie before 1.4.4 and (2) Vixie cron (vixie-cron) allows local users to change the modification times of arbitrary files, and consequently cause a denial of service, via a symlink attack on a temporary file in the /tmp directory.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CR
Cronie · Fedorahosted
through 1.4.3 · source: NVD
VC
Vixie Cron · Paul Vixie
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0424
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0424
git.fedorahosted.org
http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/cronie.git?p=cronie.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9e4a8fa5f9171fb724981f53879c9b20264aeb61
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035762.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38700
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38741
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48104
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38391
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