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    CVE-2001-0559

    crontab in Vixie cron 3.0.1 and earlier does not properly drop privileges after the failed parsing of a modification operation, which could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges when an editor is called to correct the error.

    Published:Aug 14, 2001
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Mar 9, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.00186
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Paul Vixie
    Product
    Vixie Cron

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/183029http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2687https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20822https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20823

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High