CVE-2006-3378

high

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.

References

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-308-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18850

http://www.osvdb.org/26995

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1150

http://secunia.com/advisories/21480

http://secunia.com/advisories/20966

http://secunia.com/advisories/20950

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-07-06

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

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