CVE-2006-2607 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges by exploiting unchecked setuid return codes in Vixie cron during resource limit failures.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-2607?
CVE-2006-2607 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2607?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (8)
vixie-cron Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 4:4.1-44.EL4 |
vixie-cron-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 4:4.1-44.EL4 |
vixie-cron Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 4:4.1-44.EL4 |
vixie-cron-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 4:4.1-44.EL4 |
vixie-cron Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 4:4.1-44.EL4 |
vixie-cron-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 4:4.1-44.EL4 |
vixie-cron Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 4:4.1-44.EL4 |
vixie-cron-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 4:4.1-44.EL4 |
Products include Paul Vixie Vixie Cron.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2607?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2006-2607 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2607 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2607, GHSA-m6pc-rv4c-hqmg, RHSA-2006:0539.