{"id":"CVE-2006-2607","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:37:33.855964Z","published":"2006-05-25T20:02:00Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2024:10139-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/20380"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/20388"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/20616"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/21032"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/21702"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/35318"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-07.xml"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-32.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2075"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=178431"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=178431"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134194"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1016480"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-168.htm"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0539.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435033/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18108"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26691"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10213"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/778-1/"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}