CVE-1999-0297

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1996-12-12 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0297, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0 allows local users to obtain root access via a long environmental variable.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0297

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C