Ubuntu passwd 1:4.0.13 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ubuntu passwd 1:4.0.13 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-3597. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to add further authentication. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Ubuntu passwd 1:4.0.13. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 07/18/2006 by Iwan Pieterse (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-3597 since 07/14/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27892 (Ubuntu 6.06 LTS : Installer vulnerability (USN-316-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27891), Tenable (27892), OSVDB (27091†), Secunia (SA21022†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28975†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 27892
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS : Installer vulnerability (USN-316-1)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Authentication
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Timelineinfo

07/12/2006 🔍
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07/13/2006 +1 days 🔍
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07/18/2006 +4 days 🔍
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11/10/2007 +480 days 🔍
01/05/2011 +1152 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +1527 days 🔍
07/12/2021 +2314 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ubuntu.com

Advisory: ubuntu.com
Researcher: Iwan Pieterse
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3597 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3597
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31323
X-Force: 27891
Secunia: 21022 - Ubuntu Installer Empty Root Password Security Issue, Less Critical
OSVDB: 27091 - Ubuntu Linux Alternate/Server CD Installer Empty root Password
Vulnerability Center: 28975 - Ubuntu 6.06 LTS may Leave the root Password Blank, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 07/12/2021 17:11
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (54), 03/13/2017 08:20 (14), 07/12/2021 17:11 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:D0C:103

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