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CVE-2006-3378

passwd command in shadow in Ubuntu 5.04 through 6.06 LTS, when called with the -f, -g, or -s flag, does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits.

Published

2006-07-06T20:05:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.04 Yes
Operating System ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.04 Yes
Operating System ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.04 Yes
Operating System ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.10 Yes
Operating System ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.10 Yes
Operating System ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.10 Yes
Operating System ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.10 Yes
Operating System ubuntu ubuntu_linux 6.06_lts Yes
Operating System ubuntu ubuntu_linux 6.06_lts Yes
Operating System ubuntu ubuntu_linux 6.06_lts Yes
Operating System ubuntu ubuntu_linux 6.06_lts Yes
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