Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : vixie-cron (ELSA-2007-0345)

low Nessus Plugin ID 67493

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2007:0345 :

Updated vixie-cron packages that fix a denial of service issue are now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The vixie-cron package contains the Vixie version of cron. Cron is a standard UNIX daemon that runs specified programs at scheduled times.

Raphael Marichez discovered a denial of service bug in the way vixie-cron verifies crontab file integrity. A local user with the ability to create a hardlink to /etc/crontab can prevent vixie-cron from executing certain system cron jobs. (CVE-2007-1856)

All users of vixie-cron should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected vixie-cron package.

See Also

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-June/000208.html

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-May/000136.html

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-May/000139.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 67493

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0345.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:vixie-cron, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:3, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/17/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1856

BID: 23520

RHSA: 2007:0345