security flaw
Published Mar 9, 2002
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.51%
Description
Buffer overflow in Vixie cron 3.0.1-56 and earlier could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long username (> 20 characters).
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.0.1.56
No data.
Red Hat Linux 5.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:014
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:014
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:014
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 5.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:014 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:014 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:014 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00505) | 40.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00505) | 38.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00216) | 42.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0197.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/immunix/2001-q1/0066.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY17048&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY17261&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-022.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/5583 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0560 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616598 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6098 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0560
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0560
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.