CVE-2006-1174

N/A Unknown
Published: May 28, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc
Source: cret@cert.org
http://cvs.pld.org.pl/shadow/NEWS?rev=1.109
Source: cret@cert.org
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20370
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20506
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25098
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25267
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25629
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25894
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25896
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26909
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-249.htm
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-02.xml
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312692
Source: cret@cert.org
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:090
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0276.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0431.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468336/100/0/threaded
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18111
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018221
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2006
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26958
Source: cret@cert.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1357
Source: cret@cert.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10807
Source: cret@cert.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://cvs.pld.org.pl/shadow/NEWS?rev=1.109
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20370
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20506
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25098
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25267
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25629
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25894
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25896
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26909
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-249.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312692
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:090
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0276.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0431.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468336/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18111
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018221
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2006
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26958
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1357
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10807
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

52 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
27th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

debian

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