CVE-2000-0579

LowCVSS 3.7/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

IRIX crontab creates temporary files with predictable file names and with the umask of the user, which could allow local users to modify another user's crontab file as it is being edited.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 3.7/10AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 21, 2000
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2000-0579: Low severity, CVSS 3.7 | Vulnix