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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.44% · top 62% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.7.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-264 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (25)

• 20070920 VMSA-2007-0006 Critical security updates for all supported versions of VMware ESX Server, VMware Server, VMware Workstation, VMware ACE, and VMware Player (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
• 25098 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25894 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0431 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• ADV-2007-3229 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 25267 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0276 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-249.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 18111 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 1018221 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 25629 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://cvs.pld.org.pl/shadow/NEWS?rev=1.109 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• shadow-utils-useradd-file-permission(26958) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• VU#312692 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• GLSA-200606-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 25896 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20070511 rPSA-2007-0096-1 shadow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:090 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10807 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 26909 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27706 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-2006 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1357 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20506 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20370 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 17:03 UTC.