Vixie Cron Library 3.0 Environment Variable memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Vixie Cron Library 3.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0297. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vixie Cron Library 3.0 (Software Library). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

buffer overflow in vixie cron library up to version 3.0 allows local users to obtain root access via a long environmental variable.

The weakness was disclosed 12/12/1996. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0297. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3124), SecurityFocus (BID 83073†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56672†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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06/17/2014 +6396 days 🔍
02/17/2016 +610 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13787
X-Force: 3124
SecurityFocus: 83073 - NetBSD CVE-1999-0297 Local Security Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 56672 - Vixie Cron through 3.0 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 18:00
Updated: 04/16/2026 11:43
Changes: 06/17/2014 18:00 (53), 08/23/2018 08:15 (2), 04/16/2026 11:43 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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