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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52618
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 3 FEDORA-2005-320 (vixie-cron)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to vixie-cron
announced via advisory FEDORA-2005-320.

The vixie-cron package contains the Vixie version of cron. Cron is a
standard UNIX daemon that runs specified programs at scheduled times.
Vixie cron adds better security and more powerful configuration
options to the standard version of cron.

The update includes a number of fixes. For complete
details, please visit the referenced security advisory.

This update can be downloaded from:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/3/

This update can also be installed with the Update Agent
you can
launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.
http://www.fedoranews.org/blog/index.php?p=601

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
2.1

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 13024
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-1038
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13024
Bugtraq: 20050406 crontab from vixie-cron allows read other users crontabs (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/395093
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11104
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-361.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0117.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
http://secunia.com/advisories/20666
http://secunia.com/advisories/24995
SGI Security Advisory: 20060401-01-U
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2007:007 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
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