HP-UX 11.00 crontab allows local users to read arbitrary files via the -e option by creating a symlink to the target file during the crontab session, quitting the session, and reading the error messages that crontab generates.
References
Link Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0317.html Broken Link Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5410 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
History

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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00

Updated: 2005-11-02T10:00:00

Reserved: 2000-11-24T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2000-0972

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2000-12-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-01-26T16:56:22.633


Link: CVE-2000-0972

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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CWE