CVE-2001-0685 json
Thibault Godouet FCron prior to 1.1.1 allows a local user to corrupt another user's crontab file via a symlink attack on the fcrontab tempo…
published 2001-09-20 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0671
- cvss
- 2.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Thibault Godouet FCron prior to 1.1.1 allows a local user to corrupt another user's crontab file via a symlink attack on the fcrontab temporary file.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/2835 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-20905)
- Published
Exploit prediction
0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-20905 Thibault Godouet FCron 1 - Symbolic Link local, 2001-06-07
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2835 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/2835
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/7127
vdb-entry
- fcron.free.fr /CHANGES.html
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=98339581702282&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2001-0685
- NVD CVE-2001-0685
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