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CVE-1999-0872

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 1999-08-25 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file.

Affected Platforms

Caldera OpenlinuxDebian Debian LinuxPaul Vixie Vixie CronRedhat Linux

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References