CVE-2006-1844

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-1844
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-04-19 16:06:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe Debian installer for the (1) shadow 4.0.14 and (2) base-config 2.53.10 packages includes sensitive information in world-readable log files, including preseeded passwords and pppoeconf passwords, which might allow local users to gain privileges.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.000690000 probability, percentile 0.211230000 (date 2026-04-20)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Debian Base-config 2.53.10 All All All
Application Debian Shadow 4.0.14 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#356939 - d-i/base-config can include sensative info in world-readable log files; needs cleanup by passwd - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Patch
Secunia - Advisories - Debian Installer Log Files Information Disclosure af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/23922 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org Patch
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