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CVE-1999-0297

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1996-12-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0 allows local users to obtain root access via a long environmental variable.

Affected products

• Bsdi Bsd Os: 2.1
• FreeBSD: 2.1.0
• Netbsd: 2.0.4
• Paul Vixie Vixie Cron: 3.0
• RedHat Linux: all versions

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0297
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0297

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