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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0560

CVE-2001-0560

Description

Buffer overflow in Vixie cron 3.0.1-56 and earlier could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long username (> 20 characters).

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Affected products

2

Paul Vixie/Vixie Cron
cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.0.1.56
Vixie/Cronllm-fuzzy
Range: <=3.0.1-56

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

8

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/immunix/2001-q1/0066.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-022.php3nvdPatchVendor Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0197.htmlnvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-014.htmlnvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wssnvd
www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wssnvd
www.osvdb.org/5583nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6098nvd

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