CVEvulnerability

CVE-2006-1183

7.2 HIGH Published 2006-03-13 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2006-03-13
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

The Ubuntu 5.10 installer does not properly clear passwords from the installer log file (questions.dat), and leaves the log file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected configurations

• ubuntu ubuntu linux 5.10

References