fkie_cve-1999-0872
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
1999-08-25 04:00
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file.
Impacted products



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  "id": "CVE-1999-0872",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193",
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  "published": "1999-08-25T04:00:00.000",
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      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/611"
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