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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Ubuntu 5.10 Installer - Password Disclosure EDB-1579 · local · Mar 12, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- USN-262-1 vendor-advisory
- https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/34606
- 17086 vdb-entry
- 23868 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-0927 vdb-entry
- ubuntu-installer-password-disclosure(25170) vdb-entry
- 1015761 vdb-entry
- 19200 third-party-advisory