CVE-2006-1844

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-04-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Debian installer for the (1) shadow 4.0.14 and (2) base-config 2.53.10 packages includes sensitive information in world-readable log files, including preseeded passwords and pppoeconf passwords, which might allow local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

Debian Base-Config: 2.53.10
Debian Shadow: 4.0.14

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=356939
http://secunia.com/advisories/19170
http://www.osvdb.org/23922
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=356939
http://secunia.com/advisories/19170
http://www.osvdb.org/23922

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