CVE-2006-1772

N/A Unknown
Published: April 13, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

debconf in Debian GNU/Linux, when configuring mnogosearch in the mnogosearch-common 3.2.31-1 package, uses the world-readable config.dat file instead of the restricted passwords.dat for storing the cleartext database administrator password in the mnogosearch-common/database_admin_pass record, which allows local users to view the password.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=361775
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19589
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17477
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
16th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

debian