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CVE-2006-3597

passwd before 1:4.0.13 on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS leaves the root password blank instead of locking it when the administrator selects the "Go Back" option after the final "Installation complete" message and uses the main menu, which causes the password to be zeroed out in the installer's memory.

Published

2006-07-18T15:37:00.000

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	6.06_lts	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21022 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/27091 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-316-1 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/21022 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/27091 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-316-1 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)