CVE-2006-1248

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in usermod in HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11, and B.11.23, when run with certain options that involve a new home directory, might cause usermod to change the ownership of all directories and files under the new directory, which might result in less secure permissions than intended.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.09%

Vendor Advisory hp.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00614838	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17143	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015782	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015834	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25311	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A785	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1098	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A772	vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0997	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19305	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1248?: CVE-2006-1248 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1248?: To fix CVE-2006-1248, 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-2006-1248 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1248 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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