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TI-2006-03489 Aliases CVE-2006-3597GHSA-hj97-79w3-656v

passwd before 1:4.0.13 on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS leaves the root password blank instead of…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00536 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.06_lts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.06_ltsVulnerableUbuntu
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.06_lts:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.06_lts Vulnerable ·Ubuntu

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3597
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hj97-79w3-656v

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2007-05153 Stack-based buffer overflow in the cons_options function in options.c in dhcpd in OpenBSD… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2004-01032 Multiple vulnerabilities in the IGMP functionality for Linux kernel 2.4.22 to 2.4.28, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00896 Multiple buffer overflows in libXML 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 (libxml2), and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00800 Buffer overflow in the QFILEPATHINFO request handler in Samba 3.0.x through 3.0.7 may… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00962 Buffer overflow in the exif_read_data function in PHP before 4.3.10 and PHP 5.x up to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00806 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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