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CVE-2001-0560
Buffer overflow in Vixie cron 3.0.1-56 and earlier could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long username (> 20…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.51%
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Description
Buffer overflow in Vixie cron 3.0.1-56 and earlier could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long username (> 20 characters).
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.51% · top 57% 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: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- IY17261 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- 5583 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- MDKSA-2001:022 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 20010220 Immunix OS Security update for vixie-cron (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2001:014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- vixie-crontab-bo(6098) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20010210 vixie cron possible local root compromise (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- IY17048 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .