CVE-2006-1283

Description

opiepasswd in One-Time Passwords in Everything (OPIE) in FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE-p22 through 6.1-STABLE before 20060322 uses the getlogin function to determine the invoking user account, which might allow local users to configure OPIE access to the root account and possibly gain root privileges if a root shell is permitted by the configuration of the wheel group or sshd.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory freebsd.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25397	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015817	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17194	patch vdb entry
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:12.opie.asc	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19347	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/24067	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1074	vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1283?: CVE-2006-1283 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1283?: To fix CVE-2006-1283, 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-2006-1283 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1283 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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