CVE-2006-1844 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Debian installer for the (1) shadow 4.0.14 and (2) base-config 2.53.10 packages includes sensitive information in world-readable log files, including preseeded passwords and pppoeconf passwords, which might allow local users to gain privileges.

Published: 2006-04-19

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:debian:base-config:2.53.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow:4.0.14:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-1844	The Debian installer for the (1) shadow 4.0.14 and (2) base-config 2.53.10 packages includes sensitive information in world-readable log files, including preseeded passwords and pppoeconf passwords, which might allow local users to gain privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00069.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=356939
http://secunia.com/advisories/19170
http://www.osvdb.org/23922

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Base-config Shadow

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-04-19T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:19:03.495Z

Reserved: 2006-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1844

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-04-19T16:06:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-1844

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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