CVE-2006-0539

N/A Unknown
Published: February 04, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0999.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://fcron.free.fr/doc/en/changes.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://fcron.free.fr/news.php#a20060206a.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18719
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423697/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16467
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0036
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0435
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugs.trustix.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1754
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24444
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0999.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://fcron.free.fr/doc/en/changes.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://fcron.free.fr/news.php#a20060206a.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18719
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423697/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16467
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0036
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0435
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.trustix.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1754
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24444
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
50th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

thibault_godouet