CVE-2017-9525
Description
In the cron package through 3.0pl1-128 on Debian, and through 3.0pl1-128ubuntu2 on Ubuntu, the postinst maintainer script allows for group-crontab-to-root privilege escalation via symlink attacks against unsafe usage of the chown and chmod programs.
Risk Information
Base Score
6.7
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.063
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| process scheduling daemon (USN-5259-3) cron_3.0pl1-128.1ubuntu1.2_i386.deb | Linux |
| process scheduling daemon (USN-5259-3) cron_3.0pl1-128.1ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb | Linux |
| process scheduling daemon (USN-5259-2) cron_3.0pl1-128.1ubuntu1.1_i386.deb | Linux |
| process scheduling daemon (USN-5259-2) cron_3.0pl1-128.1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb | Linux |
Patch Details
No records foundReferences
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234