CVE-2019-9704
MEDIUMVixie Cron < 3.0pl1-133 - Denial of Service via Large Crontab File
Title source: llmDescription
Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a large crontab file because the calloc return value is not checked.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/cron/commit/f2525567
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107373
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6DU7HAUAQR4E4AEBPYLUV6FZ4PHKH6A2/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00025.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00029.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0035
EPSS Percentile
26.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-252
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (4)
cron_project/cron
< 3.0pl1-133
debian/debian_linux
8.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
fedoraproject/fedora
29
Published
Mar 12, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026