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CVE-2000-0579
IRIX crontab creates temporary files with predictable file names and with the umask of the user, which could allow local users to modify…
Low3.7EPSS 0.34%
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- mitre
Description
IRIX crontab creates temporary files with predictable file names and with the umask of the user, which could allow local users to modify another user's crontab file as it is being edited.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.7 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 72% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.7.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (2)
- 20000621 Predictability Problems in IRIX Cron and Compilers (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1413 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .