CVE-1999-0768 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.3% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron on Red Hat systems via the MAILTO environmental variable.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.28% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-08-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| redhat | linux |
| suse | suse linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | RedHat Linux 4.2/5.2/6.0 / S.u.S.E Linux 6.0/6.1 - Cron Buffer Overflow (1) | 1999-08-30 |
| exploit-db | RedHat Linux 4.2/5.2/6.0 / S.u.S.E Linux 6.0/6.1 - Cron Buffer Overflow (2) | 1999-08-25 |
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