CVE-2010-0424: fedorahosted cronie Link Following
CVSS: 3.3v2.0LowModified
AliasesRHSA-2012:0304
Published 25-02-2010Last modified 07-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2010-0424 is a low (CVSS 3.3) Link Following vulnerability in fedorahosted cronie. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
3.3/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 25-02-2010PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The edit_cmd function in crontab.c in (1) cronie before 1.4.4 and (2) Vixie cron (vixie-cron) allows local users to change the modification times of arbitrary files, and consequently cause a denial of service, via a symlink attack on a temporary file in the /tmp directory.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionLow 3.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.35%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
27%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.35% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.35%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat2 products
- vixie-cron< 4:4.1-81.el5
- vixie-cron-debuginfo< 4:4.1-81.el5
Fedorahosted1 product
- cronie≤ 1.4.3
2 vendors · 3 products
References
22 links- git.fedorahosted.org/git/…X Refsource CONFIRM
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035762.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
