gsd-2006-1174
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:19
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases



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            "accessComplexity": "HIGH",
            "accessVector": "LOCAL",
            "authentication": "NONE",
            "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
            "baseScore": 3.7,
            "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
            "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
            "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
            "version": "2.0"
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          "exploitabilityScore": 1.9,
          "impactScore": 6.4,
          "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
          "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
          "obtainUserPrivilege": true,
          "severity": "LOW",
          "userInteractionRequired": false
        }
      },
      "lastModifiedDate": "2020-08-11T17:09Z",
      "publishedDate": "2006-05-28T23:02Z"
    }
  }
}


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