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.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 7.2 High
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2006-07-06
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
Affected products
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
