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CVE-2019-9706

Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service ...

5.5 MediumFix available

Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and daemon crash) because of a force_rescan_user error.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.46%Down 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and daemon crash) because of a force_rescan_user error.

Record
CVE-2019-9706
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and daemon crash) because of a force_rescan_user error.

Record
CVE-2019-9706
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-19072 No score

Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and daemon crash) because of a force_rescan_user error.

Record
EUVD-2019-19072
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vvgw-8mjp-fp2r 5.5

Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service ...

Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and daemon crash) because of a force_rescan_user error.

Record
GHSA-vvgw-8mjp-fp2r
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.5

Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and daemon crash) because of a force_rescan_user error.

Record
CVE-2019-9706
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-9706 5.5

Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and daemon crash) because of a force_rescan_user error.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9706
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-9706 5.5

Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and daemon crash) because of a force_rescan_user error.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9706
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5259-1 No score

cron vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the postinst maintainer script in Cron unsafely handled file permissions during package install or update operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a privilege escalation attack. (CVE-2017-9525)

Florian Weimer discovered that Cron incorrectly handled certain memory operations during crontab file creation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-9704)

It was discovered that Cron incorrectly handled user input during crontab file creation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-9705)

It was discovered that Cron contained a use-after-free vulnerability in its force_rescan_user function. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-9706)

Record
USN-5259-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5259-2 No score

cron vulnerabilities

USN-5259-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Cron. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that the postinst maintainer script in Cron unsafely handled file permissions during package install or update operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a privilege escalation attack. (CVE-2017-9525)

Florian Weimer discovered that Cron incorrectly handled certain memory operations during crontab file creation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-9704)

It was discovered that Cron incorrectly handled user input during crontab file creation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-9705)

It was discovered that Cron contained a use-after-free vulnerability in its force_rescan_user function. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-9706)

Record
USN-5259-2
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cron
Debian:12
before 3.0pl1-133
3.0pl1-133
cron
Debian:13
before 3.0pl1-133
3.0pl1-133
cron
Debian:14
before 3.0pl1-133
3.0pl1-133
cron
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 3.0pl1-127+deb8u2, plus listed versions
3.0pl1-1273.0pl1-127+deb8u1
3.0pl1-127+deb8u2
cron
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 3.0pl1-128+deb9u2, plus listed versions
3.0pl1-1283.0pl1-128+deb9u1
3.0pl1-128+deb9u2
cron
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.0pl1-124ubuntu2
None known
cron
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 3.0pl1-128ubuntu2+esm1, plus listed versions
3.0pl1-127ubuntu13.0pl1-128ubuntu13.0pl1-128ubuntu2
3.0pl1-128ubuntu2+esm1
cron
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 3.0pl1-128.1ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
3.0pl1-128ubuntu53.0pl1-128.1ubuntu1
3.0pl1-128.1ubuntu1.1
cron
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 3.0pl1-128ubuntu2+esm1, plus listed versions
3.0pl1-127ubuntu13.0pl1-128ubuntu13.0pl1-128ubuntu2
3.0pl1-128ubuntu2+esm1
cron
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 3.0pl1-128.1ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
3.0pl1-128ubuntu53.0pl1-128.1ubuntu1
3.0pl1-128.1ubuntu1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-9706 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Debian Cron, published March 12, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in cron 3.0pl1-133.

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