CVE Database · CVE-1999-0872
CVSS v3.1
N/A
EPSS
0.36%
Published
Aug 25, 1999
Modified
Jun 16, 2026
Public PoC / Exploit
All weaponized →No public PoC or exploit code indexed for this CVE.
Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
Description
Buffer overflow in Vixie cron allows local users to gain root access via a long MAILTO environment variable in a crontab file.
Affected Products (11)
References (4)