CVE-2006-0539 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The convert-fcrontab program in fcron 3.0.0 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long command-line argument, which causes Linux glibc to report heap memory corruption, possibly because a strcpy in the strdup2 function can "overwrite some data."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00331.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Thibault Godouet Subscribe	Fcron Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:thibault_godouet:fcron:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-0546	The convert-fcrontab program in fcron 3.0.0 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long command-line argument, which causes Linux glibc to report heap memory corruption, possibly because a strcpy in the strdup2 function can "overwrite some data."

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0999.html
http://fcron.free.fr/doc/en/changes.html
http://fcron.free.fr/news.php#a20060206a.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/18719
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423697/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16467
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0036
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0435
https://bugs.trustix.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1754
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24444

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-02-04T02:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:41:28.583Z

Reserved: 2006-02-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-0539

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-02-04T02:02:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-0539

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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