CVE-2006-1183
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2006-03-13 11:00
Modified
2024-08-07 17:03
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/19200
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1015761
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/23868
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17086
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0927
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25170
cve@mitre.orghttps://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/34606Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/262-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/19200
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1015761
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/23868
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17086
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0927
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25170
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/34606Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/262-1/
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