CVE-2006-3597 (GCVE-0-2006-3597)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-07-14 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 18:39
VLAI
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-316-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.osvdb.org/27091 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/21022 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2006-07-12 00:00
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