CVE-2005-4683

Description

PADL MigrationTools 46, when a failure occurs, stores contents of /etc/shadow in a world-readable /tmp/nis.$$.ldif file, and possibly other sensitive information in other temporary files, which are not properly managed by (1) migrate_all_online.sh, (2) migrate_all_offline.sh, (3) migrate_all_netinfo_online.sh, (4) migrate_all_netinfo_offline.sh, (5) migrate_all_nis_online.sh, (6) migrate_all_nis_offline.sh, (7) migrate_all_nisplus_online.sh, and (8) migrate_all_nisplus_offline.sh.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.09%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/20839	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17530	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2427	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42335	vdb entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=338920

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4683?: CVE-2005-4683 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4683?: To fix CVE-2005-4683, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-4683 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-4683 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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