LOW
IRIX crontab creates temporary files with predictable file names and with the umask of the user, which could allow local users to modify another user's crontab file as it is being edited
Published Oct 13, 2000
3.7
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
IRIX crontab creates temporary files with predictable file names and with the umask of the user, which could allow local users to modify another user's crontab file as it is being edited.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
3.7 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.34% 0.00343
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00343
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 25.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 25.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 22.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 16.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0204.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1413 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0204.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1413 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 13, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 19, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0579
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a