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CVE-2019-9705
Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large crontab…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.37%
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- mitre
Description
Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large crontab file because an unlimited number of lines is accepted.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 107378 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://salsa.debian.org/debian/cron/commit/26814a26 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-7104a00054 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190321 [SECURITY] [DLA 1723-1] cron security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211030 [SECURITY] [DLA 2801-1] cron security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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