Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-0853 Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:55:29.003Z

Reserved: 1999-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0872

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-08-25T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-0872

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