CVE-2007-1856

Description

Vixie Cron before 4.1-r10 on Gentoo Linux is installed with insecure permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (cron failure) by creating hard links, which results in a failed st_nlink check in database.c.

Affected products

• paul_vixie / vixie_cron4.1

References

• MAILING_LISThttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27886
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
• MISChttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018081
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/24995
• MISChttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-261.htm
• MISChttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-11.xml
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25321
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11463
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/25723
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:234
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26909
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23520
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27706
• MISChttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0345.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/24905