DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1844

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-1844
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1844.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1844
Upstream
Published
2006-04-19T16:06:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:04:35.984409Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / shadow

Package

Name
shadow
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/shadow?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.0.14-9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1844.json"

Debian:12 / shadow

Package

Name
shadow
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/shadow?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.0.14-9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1844.json"

Debian:13 / shadow

Package

Name
shadow
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/shadow?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.0.14-9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1844.json"

Debian:14 / shadow

Package

Name
shadow
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/shadow?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.0.14-9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1844.json"