CVE-2006-3597

NameCVE-2006-3597
Descriptionpasswd 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
shadow (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1:4.2-3+deb8u5fixed
stretch (security)1:4.4-4.1+deb9u1fixed
stretch (lts), stretch1:4.4-4.1+deb9u2fixed
buster, buster (lts)1:4.5-1.1+deb10u1fixed
bullseye1:4.8.1-1fixed
bookworm1:4.13+dfsg1-1fixed
sid, trixie1:4.16.0-7fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
shadowsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- shadow <not-affected> (fix for a mistake in the Ubuntu installer)

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