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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.54% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ubuntu/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21022Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/27091
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-316-1Exploit, Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21022Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/27091
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-316-1Exploit, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.