CVE-2006-3378 (GCVE-0-2006-3378)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-07-06 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 18:23
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
passwd command in shadow in Ubuntu 5.04 through 6.06 LTS, when called with the -f, -g, or -s flag, does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
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|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21480 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.osvdb.org/26995 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1150 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-308-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18850 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20966 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20950 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2006-07-05 00:00
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