CVE-2006-1174 Misconfiguration in n/a

Low 3.7 Published 28 May 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can read or modify user mailboxes due to unpredictable file permissions created by the useradd command.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2006-1174?

CVE-2006-1174 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 May 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1174?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (16)

`shadow-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3`
`shadow-utils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3`
`shadow-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3`
`shadow-utils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3`
`shadow-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3`
`shadow-utils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3`
`shadow-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3`
`shadow-utils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3`
`shadow-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`2:4.0.3-61.RHEL4`
`shadow-utils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`2:4.0.3-61.RHEL4`
`shadow-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`2:4.0.3-61.RHEL4`
`shadow-utils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`2:4.0.3-61.RHEL4`
`shadow-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`2:4.0.3-61.RHEL4`
`shadow-utils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`2:4.0.3-61.RHEL4`
`shadow-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`2:4.0.3-61.RHEL4`
`shadow-utils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`2:4.0.3-61.RHEL4`

Products include Debian Shadow.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1174?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2006-1174 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1174 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1174, GHSA-2fgw-2v2m-w7mc, RHSA-2007:0276, RHSA-2007:0431.