CVE-2006-1174

Low

Description

useradd in shadow-utils before 4.0.3, and possibly other versions before 4.0.8, does not provide a required argument to the open function when creating a new user mailbox, which causes the mailbox to be created with unpredictable permissions and possibly allows attackers to read or modify the mailbox.

SeverityLow
CVSS3.7
Exploit probability—
ProductDebian Shadow
PublishedMay 28, 2006
First seenMay 28, 2006

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian shadowv ≤ 4.0.7, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.4, 4.0.4.1, 4.0.5, 4.0.6—

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CVE-2006-1174 · Debian Shadow · Dark Radar