CVE-2006-1844

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    CVE-2006-1844

    Published: 19 Apr 2006Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/19170, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=356939, http://www.osvdb.org/23922

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High