VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-1183
The Ubuntu 5.10 installer does not properly clear passwords from the installer log file (questions.dat), and leaves the log file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 3.30%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Ubuntu 5.10 installer does not properly clear passwords from the installer log file (questions.dat), and leaves the log file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.30% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ubuntu/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19200
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015761
- http://www.osvdb.org/23868
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17086
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0927
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25170
- https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/34606Exploit
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/262-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19200
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015761
- http://www.osvdb.org/23868
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17086
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0927
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25170
- https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/34606Exploit
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/262-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.