CVE-2006-2607: Paul Vixie Vixie Cron

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf.

Affected products

• Paul Vixie Vixie Cron: version 4.1 only

Published 2006-05-25. Last modified 2026-06-16.