CVE-2006-1174

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.

Category

3.7
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/25098 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25894 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0431.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25267 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0276.html vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-249.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18111 vdb entry patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018221 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25629 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://cvs.pld.org.pl/shadow/NEWS?rev=1.109
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26958 vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312692 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-02.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25896 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468336/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:090 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10807 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/26909 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2006 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1357
http://secunia.com/advisories/20506 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20370 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1174?
CVE-2006-1174 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1174?
To fix CVE-2006-1174, 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-2006-1174 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1174 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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