Description
The convert-fcrontab program in fcron 3.0.0 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long command-line argument, which causes Linux glibc to report heap memory corruption, possibly because a strcpy in the strdup2 function can "overwrite some data."
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.6/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0999.html
- http://fcron.free.fr/doc/en/changes.html
- http://fcron.free.fr/news.php#a20060206a.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18719
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423697/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16467
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0036
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0435
- https://bugs.trustix.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1754
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24444
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0999.html
- http://fcron.free.fr/doc/en/changes.html
- http://fcron.free.fr/news.php#a20060206a.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18719
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423697/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16467
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0036
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0435
- https://bugs.trustix.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1754
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24444
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 4, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified