Thibault Godouet fcron up to 3.0.4 fcrontab link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Thibault Godouet fcron and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component fcrontab. Executing a manipulation can lead to link following. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0792. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Thibault Godouet fcron. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component fcrontab. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

fcrontab in fcron before 3.0.5 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified file.

The weakness was shared 03/03/2010 by Dan Rosenberg (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-0792. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71090 (GLSA-201311-16 : fcron: Information disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118200 (Fedora Update for fcron (FEDORA-2010-4084)).

Upgrading to version 3.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56680), Tenable (71090), SecurityFocus (BID 38531†), OSVDB (62718†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023677†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 71090
Nessus Name: GLSA-201311-16 : fcron: Information disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 861806
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for fcron FEDORA-2010-4063
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: fcron 3.0.3

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Dan Rosenberg
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0792 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0792
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52084
X-Force: 56680
SecurityFocus: 38531 - Fcron 'fcrontab' Symbolic Link Arbitrary File Access Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 62718 - Fcron fcrontab Symlink Race Condition Arbitrary File Access
SecurityTracker: 1023677
Vulnerability Center: 25307 - Fcron prior to 3.0.5 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability via a Symlink Attack, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/01/2026 22:59
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (62), 02/22/2017 16:35 (10), 09/05/2021 08:05 (4), 09/05/2021 08:08 (1), 12/29/2024 06:43 (17), 01/27/2025 06:48 (2), 05/01/2026 22:59 (1)
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