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CVE-2007-1856
Vixie Cron before 4.1-r10 on Gentoo Linux is installed with insecure permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service…
Low2.1EPSS 0.38%
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- Updated
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- redhat
Description
Vixie Cron before 4.1-r10 on Gentoo Linux is installed with insecure permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (cron failure) by creating hard links, which results in a failed st_nlink check in database.c.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (17)
- 20070920 VMSA-2007-0006 Critical security updates for all supported versions of VMware ESX Server, VMware Server, VMware Workstation, VMware ACE, and VMware Player (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 27886 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3229 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2007:007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1018081 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 24995 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-261.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200704-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 25321 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11463 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 25723 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:234 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 26909 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 23520 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 27706 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0345 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 24905 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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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