3.7
LOW
CVE-2006-1174
Shadow-Utils File Permission Disclosure
Description

useradd in shadow-utils before 4.0.3, and possibly other versions before 4.0.8, does not provide a required argument to the open function when creating a new user mailbox, which causes the mailbox to be created with unpredictable permissions and possibly allows attackers to read or modify the mailbox.

INFO

Published Date :

May 28, 2006, 11:02 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 11, 2020, 5:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

1.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-1174 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian shadow
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-1174.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.asc
http://cvs.pld.org.pl/shadow/NEWS?rev=1.109
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20370 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20506 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25098 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25267 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25629 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25894 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25896 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26909 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-249.htm
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-02.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312692 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:090
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0276.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0431.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468336/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18111 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018221
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2006 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26958
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1357
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10807

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-1174 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-1174 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.7 OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.7
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow-utils:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow-utils:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow-utils:4.0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow:4.0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow-utils:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow-utils:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow-utils:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow-utils:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/468336/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468336/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10807 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10807 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/26958 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26958 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 30, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-1174 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-1174 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} 0.00%

score

0.50760

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability