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CVE-2010-0424

LOW CVSS: 3.3 Published: 2010-02-25 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Paul Vixie Vixie CronFedorahosted Cronie

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References