The 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.
http://www.osvdb.org/23922
http://secunia.com/advisories/19170
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=356939
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2006-04-19
Updated: 2026-06-16
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Severity: Low
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00069