CVE-2006-1174

security flaw

Published May 28, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 3.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
useradd in shadow-utils before 4.0.3, and possibly other versions before 4.0.8, does not provide a required argument to the open function when creating a new user mailbox, which causes the mailbox to be created with unpredictable permissions and possibly allows attackers to read or modify the mailbox.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-1178 useradd in shadow-utils before 4.0.3, and possibly other versions before 4.0.8, does not provide a required argument to the open function when creating a new user mailbox, which causes the mailbox to be created with unpredictable permissions and possibly allows attackers to read or modify the mailbox.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
certcc
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:03 PM
Reserved
Mar 12, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 28, 2006, 11:02 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:22 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 23, 2005, 12:00 AM