CVE-2006-0539 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit heap corruption in fcron's convert-fcrontab utility to gain elevated privileges on Linux systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0539?
CVE-2006-0539 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The convert-fcrontab program in fcron 3.0.0 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long command-line argument, which causes Linux glibc to report heap memory corruption, possibly because a strcpy in the strdup2 function can "overwrite some data."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0539?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Thibault Godouet Fcron.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0539?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0539 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-0539 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0539 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gcwv-pr4m-44pc.