# CVE-2019-9705: Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large crontab fil

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-03-12 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Vixie Cron before the 3.0pl1-133 Debian package allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large crontab file because an unlimited number of lines is accepted.

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107378
- https://salsa.debian.org/debian/cron/commit/26814a26
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6DU7HAUAQR4E4AEBPYLUV6FZ4PHKH6A2/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00025.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00029.html

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