CVE-2006-3378

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    CVE-2006-3378

    Published: 6 Jul 2006Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://secunia.com/advisories/20950, http://secunia.com/advisories/20966, http://secunia.com/advisories/21480, http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1150, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-308-1, http://www.osvdb.org/26995, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18850

    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
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