Description
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."
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by Adam Zabrocki · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27159
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://fcron.free.fr/news.php#a20060206a.xml
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.trustix.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1754
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423697/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24444
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0999.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0435
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_trustix
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0036
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18719
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16467
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://fcron.free.fr/doc/en/changes.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0026
EPSS Percentile
49.6%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
thibault_godouet/fcron
3.0.0
Published
Feb 04, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026