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 strcpy in the strdup2 function can "overwrite some data."
Published Feb 4, 2006
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.78%
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 strcpy in the strdup2 function can "overwrite some data."
Affected products
No data.
- 3.0.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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 | 0.78% (0.00775) | 54.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.76% (0.00757) | 50.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00150) | 32.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0999.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://fcron.free.fr/doc/en/changes.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://fcron.free.fr/news.php#a20060206a.xml x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18719 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423697/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16467 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0036 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0435 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://bugs.trustix.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1754 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24444 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0999.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://fcron.free.fr/doc/en/changes.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://fcron.free.fr/news.php#a20060206a.xml | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18719 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423697/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16467 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0036 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0435 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://bugs.trustix.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1754 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24444 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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