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High
CVE-1999-0297
Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0 allows local users to obtain root access via a long environmental variable.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
paul vixie
View all reports →Affected Software
vixie cron, bsd os, freebsd, netbsd, linux
Vulnerable Versions:
3.0, 2.1, 2.1.0, 2.0.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 4th, 2000
Last Modified:
August 1st, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.