Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 25, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-0424
CVE-2010-0424
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- secunia.com/advisories/38700nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/38741nvdVendor Advisory
- git.fedorahosted.org/git/cronie.gitnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035762.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48104nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/38391nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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