Vulnerability Details CVE-2006-3378
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 17.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20950
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20966
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21480
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1150
- http://www.osvdb.org/26995
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18850
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-308-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20950
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20966
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21480
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1150
- http://www.osvdb.org/26995
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18850
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-308-1
Products affected by CVE-2006-3378
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cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.04
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cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10
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cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.06_lts