CVE - CVE-2006-3378

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-3378	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:18850 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18850 DEBIAN:DSA-1150 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1150 OSVDB:26995 URL:http://www.osvdb.org/26995 SECUNIA:20950 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20950 SECUNIA:20966 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20966 SECUNIA:21480 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/21480 UBUNTU:USN-308-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-308-1
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Entry Created
20060706	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060706)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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