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 accessing an open file descriptor
Published Sep 29, 2014
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
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 accessing an open file descriptor.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.09
- 0.04
- 0.05
- 0.06
- 0.07
- 0.08
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:N/I:P/A:N
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 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 34.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 34.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 18.07th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/102 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://untroubled.org/bcron/NEWS x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686650 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81383 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/102 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://untroubled.org/bcron/NEWS | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686650 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81383 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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