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.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
References
History
No history.
MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2006-07-14T20:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T18:39:52.553Z
Reserved: 2006-07-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2006-3597
Vulnrichment
No data.
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2006-07-18T15:37:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:13:59.590
Link: CVE-2006-3597
Redhat
No data.