# CVE-2006-0539: The convert-fcrontab program in fcron 3.0.0 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long command-line argument, which causes Linux

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-02-04 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The convert-fcrontab program in fcron 3.0.0 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long command-line argument, which causes Linux glibc to report heap memory corruption, possibly because a strcpy in the strdup2 function can "overwrite some data."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423697/100/0/threaded
- http://fcron.free.fr/news.php#a20060206a.xml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24444
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0999.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0435
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0036
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18719
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16467
- https://bugs.trustix.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1754
- http://fcron.free.fr/doc/en/changes.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27159

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