CVE-2006-3378
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-3378 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-07-06 20:05:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2008-09-05 21:06:00 UTC |
| Description | passwd command in shadow in Ubuntu 5.04 through 6.06 LTS, when called with the -f, -g, or -s flag, does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.04 | All | amd64 | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.04 | All | i386 | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.04 | All | powerpc | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.10 | All | amd64 | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.10 | All | i386 | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.10 | All | powerpc | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.10 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 6.06_lts | All | amd64 | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 6.06_lts | All | i386 | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 6.06_lts | All | powerpc | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 6.06_lts | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.04 | All | amd64 | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.04 | All | i386 | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.04 | All | powerpc | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.10 | All | amd64 | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.10 | All | i386 | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.10 | All | powerpc | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.10 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 6.06_lts | All | amd64 | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 6.06_lts | All | i386 | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 6.06_lts | All | powerpc | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 6.06_lts | All | sparc | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26995 | OSVDB | www.osvdb.org | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for shadow | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1150-1 shadow | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| Ubuntu Linux Passwd Potential Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for shadow | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| shadow setuid Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| usn/usn-308-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2006-08-16 | Mark J Cox | This issue affects the version of the passwd command from the shadow-utils package. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4 are not vulnerable to this issue. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.