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CVE-2006-1183

Date: March 13, 2006

The Ubuntu 5.10 installer does not properly clear passwords from the installer log file (questions.dat), and leaves the log file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Severity Score

8.4

Related Resources (11)

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17086

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/19200

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1183

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0927

Url: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/34606

Url: http://securitytracker.com/id?1015761

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2006-1183

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/262-1/

Url: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25170

Url: http://www.osvdb.org/23868

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2006-1183

Severity Score

8.4

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	8.4
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	7.2
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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