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fcrontab in fcron before 3.0.5 allows local users to read...

Low severity Unreviewed Published May 2, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 11, 2025

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

fcrontab in fcron before 3.0.5 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified file.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 5, 2010
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 2, 2022
Last updated Apr 11, 2025

Severity

Low

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

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(7th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2010-0792

GHSA ID

GHSA-p828-q7f9-f38x

Source code

No known source code

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