CVE-2019-9704
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.15%
Description
Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a large crontab file because the calloc return value is not checked.
How to fix CVE-2019-9704
To remediate CVE-2019-9704, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/cron—upgrade to 3.0pl1-133 or later
Is CVE-2019-9704 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.0pl1-133
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |