Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2006-5659 First vendor Publication 2006-11-02
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 2.1 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

PAM_extern before 0.2 sends a password as a command line argument, which allows local users to obtain the password by listing the command line arguments, such as ps. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5659

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
58604 PAM_extern Command Line Process Listing Local Password Disclosure

PAM_extern contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized password exposure. It is possible to gain access to plaintext passwords when the 'ps' commands displays the password(s), which may lead to a loss of confidentiality.

Sources (Detail)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4235
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29912
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