CVE-2012-6110
low
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
2.1
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
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6110
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686650
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.09-13 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.09-13 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.09-13 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.09-13 |
| debian | trixie | 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
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.