Vulnerability in Debian Base-Config
CVE-2006-1844
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.
EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Debian Base-config — versions 2.53.10
- Debian Shadow — versions 4.0.14
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, Patch, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)