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CVE-2000-1096
crontab by Paul Vixie uses predictable file names for a temporary file and does not properly ensure that the file is owned by the user…
Low3.7EPSS 0.79%
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- mitre
Description
crontab by Paul Vixie uses predictable file names for a temporary file and does not properly ensure that the file is owned by the user executing the crontab -e command, which allows local users with write access to the crontab spool directory to execute arbitrary commands by creating world-writeable temporary files and modifying them while the victim is editing the file.
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)
- 0.79% · top 44% 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 (3)
- vixie-cron-execute-commands(5543) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20001116 vixie cron... (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1960 (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)
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