CVE-2012-6110
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.1
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.09-13 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.09-13 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.09-13 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.09-13 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.09-13 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcron_project | bcron_exec | {"endIncluding":"0.09"} | |
| bcron_project | bcron_exec | 0.04 | |
| bcron_project | bcron_exec | 0.05 | |
| bcron_project | bcron_exec | 0.06 | |
| bcron_project | bcron_exec | 0.07 | |
| bcron_project | bcron_exec | 0.08 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.