CVE-2005-1038 Path traversal in n/a
Local users can read other users' cron files by exploiting symlink handling in the crontab editor.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2005-1038?
CVE-2005-1038 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 10 Apr 2005. 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 4.1, when running with the -e option, allows local users to read the cron files of other users by changing the file being edited to a symlink. NOTE: there is insufficient information to know whether this is a duplicate of CVE-2001-0235.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1038?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (16)
vixie-cron Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:4.1-10.EL3 |
vixie-cron-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:4.1-10.EL3 |
vixie-cron Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:4.1-10.EL3 |
vixie-cron-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:4.1-10.EL3 |
vixie-cron Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:4.1-10.EL3 |
vixie-cron-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:4.1-10.EL3 |
vixie-cron Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:4.1-10.EL3 |
vixie-cron-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:4.1-10.EL3 |
vixie-cron Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 4:4.1-36.EL4 |
vixie-cron-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 4:4.1-36.EL4 |
vixie-cron Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 4:4.1-36.EL4 |
vixie-cron-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 4:4.1-36.EL4 |
vixie-cron Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 4:4.1-36.EL4 |
vixie-cron-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 4:4.1-36.EL4 |
vixie-cron Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 4:4.1-36.EL4 |
vixie-cron-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 4:4.1-36.EL4 |
Products include Paul Vixie Vixie Cron, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1038?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2005-1038 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1038 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xmqm-497m-6h9h, RHSA-2005:361, RHSA-2006:0117.