CVE-2012-6110
bcron-exec in bcron before 0.10 does not close file descriptors associated with temporary files when running a cron job, which allows local users to modify job files and send spam messages by
02 Description
bcron-exec in bcron before 0.10 does not close file descriptors associated with temporary files when running a cron job, which allows local users to modify job files and send spam messages by
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
- 0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 36.9% 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
- 2014-09-29 22:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 21:28Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-12-06
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 57fa77a7bf96d3a74269a9d381756abdfff9954521356c9a306265f0f60f3a9e
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686650
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.combcron-bcronexe-priv-esc(81383)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81383
- seclists.org[oss-security] 20130116 bcron: cron jobs get access to the temporary output files from all other jobs that are still runninghttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/102
- untroubled.orghttp://untroubled.org/bcron/NEWS
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- bcron Fixed in 0.09-13
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- bcron Fixed in 0.09-13
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- bcron Fixed in 0.09-13
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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