CVE-2005-1038 describes a local information disclosure vulnerability in Vixie cron 4.1. Specifically, the crontab utility, when used with the -e option, allows a local attacker to read other users' cron files by manipulating the edited file into a symlink. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with the potential impact limited to confidentiality (reading files). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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