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CVE-2006-3378

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Published: Jul 6, 2006Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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7.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (11)

Products: Ubuntu: Ubuntu Linux
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Configuration A
11 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ubuntu
Version 5.04
Version 5.04
Version 5.04
Version 5.10
Version 5.10
Version 5.10
Version 5.10
Version 6.06_lts
Version 6.06_lts
Version 6.06_lts
Version 6.06_lts

References (14)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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