CVE-1999-0297
Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0 allows local users to obtain root access...
Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0 allows local users to obtain root access via a long environmental variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0 allows local users to obtain root access via a long environmental variable.
- Record
CVE-1999-0297- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0 allows local users to obtain root access via a long environmental variable.
- Record
CVE-1999-0297- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0297 No score
Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0 allows local users to obtain root access via a long environmental variable.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0297- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-52rx-xv44-hxmv No score
Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0 allows local users to obtain root access...
Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0 allows local users to obtain root access via a long environmental variable.
- Record
GHSA-52rx-xv44-hxmv- 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-1999-0297 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Paul Vixie Vixie Cron, published December 12, 1996. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.