CVE catalog

CVE-2012-6110

bcron: CVE-2012-6110

Severity: Medium
Published: Sep 29, 2014, 10:55:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.43% · Oct 25, 2026

bcron-exec in bcron before 0.10 does not close file descriptors associated with temporary files when running a cron job, which allows local users to modify job files and send spam messages by accessing an open file descriptor.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	bcron	sid	`0.11-25`	fixed
Debian	bcron	forky	`0.11-25`	fixed
Debian	bcron	trixie	`0.11-23`	fixed
Debian	bcron	bookworm	`0.11-19`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	bcron	source	sid	`0.09-13`	low	Not reported	[686650]
Debian	bcron	source	forky	`0.09-13`	low	Not reported	[686650]
Debian	bcron	source	trixie	`0.09-13`	low	Not reported	[686650]
Debian	bcron	source	bookworm	`0.09-13`	low	Not reported	[686650]

[Debian bug #686650]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[bcron]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.11-19 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.09-13
  dsa · bcron · debian · bookworm; dsa · bcron · debian · 12
- 0.11-19 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.09-13
  dsa · bcron · debian · bookworm; dsa · bcron · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[bcron]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.11-23 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.09-13
  dsa · bcron · debian · 13
- 0.11-23 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.09-13
  dsa · bcron · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:06:49 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]