Is CVE-2006-2607 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-2607 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-2607?

CVE-2006-2607 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-2607?

CVE-2006-2607 has an EPSS score of 0.56% (43th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2607?

Upgrade cron on debian 11 to 3.0pl1-64 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-2607

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf.

How to fix

Remediation Available

cronDebian

Fixed in:3.0pl1-64CVE-2006-2607

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days

43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references17

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