3.7

CVE-2006-1174: debian shadow

CVSS: 3.7v2.0LowModified
AliasesRHSA-2007:0276RHSA-2007:0431DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1174
Published 28-05-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-1174 is a low (CVSS 3.7) vulnerability in debian shadow. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
15/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.7/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.44%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-05-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.44% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.44%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • shadow< 1:4.0.15-10
  • shadow≤ 4.0.7 | 4.0.0 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.0.4 | 4.0.4.1 | 4.0.5 | 4.0.6
Redhat2 products
  • shadow-utils< 2:4.0.3-61.RHEL4 | < 2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3
  • shadow-utils-debuginfo< 2:4.0.3-61.RHEL4 | < 2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3

2 vendors · 4 products

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