CVE

Id
18711  
CVE No.
CVE-2006-2607  
Status
Candidate  
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.  
Phase
Assigned (20060525)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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