CVE-2001-0560 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Vixie cron versions 3.0.1-56 and earlier, impacting the paul_vixie vixie_cron product. A local attacker could exploit this by providing a username exceeding 20 characters, potentially leading to privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (Medium), this vulnerability requires local access and has low attack complexity, allowing for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.1.56CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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