CVE-2001-0559 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can gain additional privileges by exploiting improper privilege dropping in Vixie cron when an editor is invoked after a parsing error.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0559?
CVE-2001-0559 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
crontab in Vixie cron 3.0.1 and earlier does not properly drop privileges after the failed parsing of a modification operation, which could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges when an editor is called to correct the error.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0559?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paul Vixie Vixie Cron.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0559?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0559 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-0559 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0559 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xxwc-wcp3-hfp4.