Re: crontab from vixie-cron allows read other users crontabs

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

Karol Więsek wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> Name:                   vixie-cron

[snip]

> Details:
>
> Insufficient checks allows user to change during edition regular file to
> symbolic link to any file. While copying crontab uses root permisions,
> but also checks entrys, so attacker is only able to read properly
> formated crontab files (another users crontabs).

[snip]

It should be noted that this is redhat specific, not in "vixie-cron".

*sniff*

        Gadi.
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