CVE-1999-0297 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Vixie Cron library versions up to 3.0, affecting operating systems like BSDi, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and Red Hat. A local attacker can exploit this flaw by supplying a long environmental variable, leading to root access. This vulnerability is rated as HIGH severity with a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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