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.
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Published : 2006-05-28 23:02
Updated : 2024-02-28 10:42
NVD link : CVE-2006-1174
Mitre link : CVE-2006-1174
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2006-1174
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Products Affected
debian
- shadow
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls