CVE-2006-3597

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-07-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Ubuntu Linux: 6.06_lts

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21022
http://www.osvdb.org/27091
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-316-1
http://secunia.com/advisories/21022
http://www.osvdb.org/27091
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-316-1

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