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CVE-2006-1174

 

Severity Score

3.7
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

useradd in shadow-utils before 4.0.3, and possibly other versions before 4.0.8, does not provide a required argument to the open function when creating a new user mailbox, which causes the mailbox to be created with unpredictable permissions and possibly allows attackers to read or modify the mailbox.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2006-03-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2006-05-28 CVE Published
  • 2024-04-17 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
References (28)
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Debian
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Shadow
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<= 4.0.7
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Debian
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Shadow
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4.0.0
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Debian
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Shadow
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4.0.1
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Debian
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Shadow
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4.0.2
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Debian
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Shadow
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4.0.4
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Debian
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Shadow
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4.0.4.1
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Debian
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Shadow
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4.0.5
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Debian
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Shadow
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4.0.6
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