01 Record
CVE-2006-0539
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.77% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 55.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-02-04 02:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 16:41Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-02-04
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8dc95a2f9e8b02532a952f21bac0ec2c9cbca85f32d456299b61aebc666a5942
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com20060201 Fcrontab - memory corruption on heap.http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423697/100/0/threaded
- fcron.free.frhttp://fcron.free.fr/news.php#a20060206a.xml
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comfcron-syslog-bo(24444)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24444
- archives.neohapsis.com20060201 Fcrontab - memory corruption on heap.http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0999.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-0435http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0435
- www.trustix.org2006-0036http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0036
- secunia.com18719http://secunia.com/advisories/18719
- www.securityfocus.com16467http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16467
- bugs.trustix.orghttps://bugs.trustix.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1754
- fcron.free.frhttp://fcron.free.fr/doc/en/changes.html