CVE-2006-3378
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 27.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-07-06 20:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 18:23Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-07-06
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ea04e0744c2f6aee54a504dd858adb6dce0297f5c66ad17a60356daf56b8aae0
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com21480http://secunia.com/advisories/21480
- www.osvdb.org26995http://www.osvdb.org/26995
- www.debian.orgDSA-1150http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1150
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-308-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-308-1
- www.securityfocus.com18850http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18850
- secunia.com20966http://secunia.com/advisories/20966
- secunia.com20950http://secunia.com/advisories/20950
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- shadow Fixed in 1:4.0.14-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- shadow Fixed in 1:4.0.14-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- shadow Fixed in 1:4.0.14-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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