CVE-2006-1059

Description

The winbindd daemon in Samba 3.0.21 to 3.0.21c writes the machine trust account password in cleartext in log files, which allows local users to obtain the password and spoof the server in the domain.

1.2

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.41%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19468	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-March/msg00114.html	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/24263	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17314	vdb entry
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0018	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19455	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19539	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1179	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015850	vdb entry
http://us1.samba.org/samba/security/CAN-2006-1059.html	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429370/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25575	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1059?: CVE-2006-1059 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1059?: To fix CVE-2006-1059, 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-2006-1059 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1059 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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