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CVE-2006-1183
The Ubuntu 5.10 installer does not properly clear passwords from the installer log file (questions.dat), and leaves the log file with…
High7.2EPSS 3.3%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.3% · top 11% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- USN-262-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/34606 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 17086 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 23868 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2006-0927 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ubuntu-installer-password-disclosure(25170) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1015761 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 19200 (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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