Information Exposure Affecting shadow-maint/shadow package, versions [,4.0.14]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-SHADOWMAINTSHADOW-2365864
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed19 Apr 2006
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Apr 2006

CVE-2006-1844  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for shadow-maint/shadow.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure. 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.

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