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.
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 2.0 | 7.2 | HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE ID | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| NVD-CWE-Other | Primary | nvd@nist.gov |
This issue affects the version of the passwd command from the shadow-utils package. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4 are not vulnerable to this issue.
| Hyperlink | Source | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20950 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20966 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21480 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1150 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://www.osvdb.org/26995 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18850 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-308-1 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20950 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20966 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21480 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1150 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |
| http://www.osvdb.org/26995 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18850 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-308-1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |