Vixie cron 4.1 do_command.c privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vixie cron 4.1. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file do_command.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-2607. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Vixie cron 4.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file do_command.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf.

The bug was discovered 05/25/2006. The weakness was disclosed 05/25/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-2607 since 05/25/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22043 (RHEL 4 : vixie-cron (RHSA-2006:0539)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165155 (SUSE Security Update for Cron (SUSE-SA:2006:027)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26691), Tenable (22043), SecurityFocus (BID 18108†), OSVDB (25850†) and Secunia (SA35318†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22043
Nessus Name: RHEL 4 : vixie-cron (RHSA-2006:0539)
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OpenVAS ID: 56930
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200606-07 (vixie-cron)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-2607 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2607
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30442

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X-Force: 26691
SecurityFocus: 18108 - Vixie Cron PAM_Limits Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 35318 - Ubuntu update for cron, Less Critical
OSVDB: 25850 - CVE-2006-2607 - Paul Vixie - Vixie Cron - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016480
Vulnerability Center: 11794 - Vixie-Cron 4.1 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-2075

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/21/2025 23:50
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (81), 06/20/2019 09:33 (5), 06/21/2025 23:50 (22)
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