CVE-1999-0768

Summary

CVE-1999-0768 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Vixie Cron on Red Hat systems. This issue arises when the MAILTO environmental variable is not properly handled during cron job execution, leading to an overflow condition in the buffer. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a specially crafted MAILTO value to cause the buffer to overflow, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or system crashes. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to Red Hat systems running Vixie Cron and could result in serious consequences if exploited. It is recommended that affected systems be updated to a patch release addressing this issue.

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