CVE - CVE-2012-6110

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-6110	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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CONFIRM:http://untroubled.org/bcron/NEWS CONFIRM:https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686650 MLIST:[oss-security] 20130116 bcron: cron jobs get access to the temporary output files from all other jobs that are still running URL:http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/102 XF:bcron-bcronexe-priv-esc(81383) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81383
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20121206	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20121206)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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