CVE-2001-0560
Buffer overflow in Vixie cron 3.0.1-56 and earlier could allow a local attacker to gain...
Buffer overflow in Vixie cron 3.0.1-56 and earlier could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long username (> 20 characters).
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Vixie cron 3.0.1-56 and earlier could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long username (> 20 characters).
- Record
CVE-2001-0560- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Vixie cron 3.0.1-56 and earlier could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long username (> 20 characters).
- Record
CVE-2001-0560- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0552 No score
Buffer overflow in Vixie cron 3.0.1-56 and earlier could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long username (> 20 characters).
- Record
EUVD-2001-0552- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f6xj-phm6-mw84 No score
Buffer overflow in Vixie cron 3.0.1-56 and earlier could allow a local attacker to gain...
Buffer overflow in Vixie cron 3.0.1-56 and earlier could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long username (> 20 characters).
- Record
GHSA-f6xj-phm6-mw84- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0560 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Paul Vixie Vixie Cron, published August 22, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.