CVE-2006-1183
23Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendepss 3.2%
from disclosure to weapon0 days
Published on NVDMar 13
1st PoCMar 12
exploitation probability
3.2%top 13% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
1 public exploit(s)
The Ubuntu 5.10 installer does not properly clear passwords from the installer log file (questions.dat), and leaves the log file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Affected products
n/a · n/apublic PoCs found — 1✓ VexDay Proof
exploitdb✓ VexDay Proofwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/1579⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.
References
http://secunia.com/advisories/19200http://securitytracker.com/id?1015761https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25170https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/34606https://usn.ubuntu.com/262-1/http://www.osvdb.org/23868http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17086http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0927