Jobs start from root when pam_limits enabled
Published May 25, 2006
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.56%
Description
do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
vixie-cron-4:4.1-44.EL4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0539
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | vixie-cron-4:4.1-44.EL4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0539 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 2, 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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00565) | 44.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00565) | 42.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 50.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 18, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 48.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00094) | 39.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (23)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134194 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20380 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20388 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20616 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21032 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21702 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35318 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-07.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016480 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-168.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-32.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0539.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435033/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18108 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2075 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-2607 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=178431 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=193146 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26691 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2607
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10213 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/778-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2607
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