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CVE-2004-1033

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 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: 2005-03-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Fcron 2.0.1, 2.9.4, and possibly earlier versions leak file descriptors of open files, which allows local users to bypass access restrictions and read fcron.allow and fcron.deny via the EDITOR environment variable.

Affected products

• gentoo Linux: all versions
• Thibault Godouet Fcron: 2.0.1, 2.9.4

References

• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-27.xml
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=157&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11684
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18078
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-27.xml
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=157&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11684
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18078

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