Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 9, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2000-1096
CVE-2000-1096
Description
crontab by Paul Vixie uses predictable file names for a temporary file and does not properly ensure that the file is owned by the user executing the crontab -e command, which allows local users with write access to the crontab spool directory to execute arbitrary commands by creating world-writeable temporary files and modifying them while the victim is editing the file.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:3.0_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1960nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0237.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5543nvd
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