cve-2006-3597
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2006-07-14 20:00
Modified
2024-08-07 18:39
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/21022Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/27091
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-316-1Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21022Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/27091
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-316-1Exploit, Patch
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