{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3597 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3597 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2006-3597 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux, published on 14 Jul 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2006-3597 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2006-3597 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux, published on 14 Jul 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3597 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3597/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3597/index.md)","id":"CVE-2006-3597","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3597/index.md","name":"CVE-2006-3597","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-hj97-79w3-656v"],"analysis":{"component_type":"operating_system","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation","security_bypass"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":true,"product_category":"Ubuntu installer","requires_auth":"none","summary":"An attacker with physical access can gain root privileges if the administrator cancels the final installation step, leaving the root password blank.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"auth_bypass"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"mitre","cpe":[{"product":"ubuntu_linux","vendor":"ubuntu"}],"cvss":{"score":7.2,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","version":"2.0"},"cwes":[],"description":"passwd before 1:4.0.13 on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS leaves the root password blank instead of locking it when the administrator selects the \"Go Back\" option after the final \"Installation complete\" message and uses the main menu, which causes the password to be zeroed out in the installer's memory.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Auth bypass in n/a","id":"CVE-2006-3597","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"ubuntu:ubuntu_linux","products":["ubuntu:ubuntu_linux"],"type":"auth_bypass","year":"2006"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"SQL injection in n/a","id":"CVE-2006-3598"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Denial of service in n/a","id":"CVE-2006-3596"},"products":["n/a"],"published":"2006-07-14","related":[{"cvss_score":9.3,"headline":"Auth bypass in n/a","id":"CVE-2010-0834","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2010-08-09"},{"cvss_score":7.2,"headline":"Privilege escalation in n/a","id":"CVE-2006-3378","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2006-07-06"},{"cvss_score":7.2,"headline":"Information disclosure in n/a","id":"CVE-2006-1183","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2006-03-13"},{"cvss_score":6.2,"headline":"Missing authorization in n/a","id":"CVE-2009-0578","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2009-03-05"},{"cvss_score":5.5,"headline":"Denial of service in n/a","id":"CVE-2006-5648","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2006-12-14"},{"cvss_score":5.5,"headline":"Denial of service in n/a","id":"CVE-2006-5649","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2006-12-14"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-07","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"An attacker with physical access can gain root privileges if the administrator cancels the final installation step, leaving the root password blank.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3597/"}