do_command.c in Vixie cron (vixie-cron) 4.1 does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, as originally demonstrated by a program that exceeds the process limits as defined in /etc/security/limits.conf.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2607 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 0.06% | 0.04% | -0.02% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.04% | 0.06% | +0.02% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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medium | CVE-2006-2607 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cron), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-2607 |
gentoo
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high | CVE-2006-2607: 1 GLSA(s) (200606-07), 1 atom(s) (sys-process/vixie-cron); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-2607 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-2607 |
suse
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high | CVE-2006-2607 severity important: SUSE including 20 source package names (cron-4.1-194.199.1, cron-4.1-194.207.1, …), 44 product×package rows across 23 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (23 product lines)): Fixed 44. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-2607/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2006-2607 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cron), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): released 5, ignored 3. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-2607 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| paul_vixie | vixie_cron | 4.1 | cpe:2.3:a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |