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CVE-1999-0768

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1999-08-25 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron on Red Hat systems via the MAILTO environmental variable.

Affected products

• RedHat Linux: 4.2, 5.2, 6.0
• Suse Linux: 6.0, 6.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/602
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/602

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