high
7.2
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2006-1283

First published: Thu Mar 23 2006(Updated: )

opiepasswd in One-Time Passwords in Everything (OPIE) in FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE-p22 through 6.1-STABLE before 20060322 uses the getlogin function to determine the invoking user account, which might allow local users to configure OPIE access to the root account and possibly gain root privileges if a root shell is permitted by the configuration of the wheel group or sshd.

Credit: secteam@freebsd.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
FreeBSD Kernel=4.3-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=4.1.1-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=4.6-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=4.8-release_p7
FreeBSD Kernel=5.4-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=5.3-release
FreeBSD Kernel=3.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.1.1-release
FreeBSD Kernel=3.0-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.5
FreeBSD Kernel=5.1-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=4.4-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=5.3
FreeBSD Kernel=4.6-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=4.6-release
FreeBSD Kernel=5.1-release_p5
FreeBSD Kernel=4.3-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.2
FreeBSD Kernel=4.7-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=5.2.1-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=2.1.7
FreeBSD Kernel=5.0-release_p14
FreeBSD Kernel=3.5-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.3
FreeBSD Kernel=5.1-release
FreeBSD Kernel=4.3-release_p38
FreeBSD Kernel=2.0.5
FreeBSD Kernel=4.5-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=4.6-release_p20
FreeBSD Kernel=4.5-release
FreeBSD Kernel=5.0-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=1.1.5.1
FreeBSD Kernel=5.1-alpha
FreeBSD Kernel=4.3-release
FreeBSD Kernel=4.10-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=4.7-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=4.2-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=4.5
FreeBSD Kernel=3.5.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.4-release_p42
FreeBSD Kernel=4.7
FreeBSD Kernel=4.11-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=4.1
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.8
FreeBSD Kernel=3.5.1-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=4.10-release
FreeBSD Kernel=4.4-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=4.4
FreeBSD Kernel=4.9-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=5.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.7-release_p17
FreeBSD Kernel=4.9-pre-release
FreeBSD Kernel=2.1.6.1
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2
FreeBSD Kernel=3.0
FreeBSD Kernel=4.8-pre-release
FreeBSD Kernel=5.4-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=5.2
FreeBSD Kernel=3.2
FreeBSD Kernel=4.5-release_p32
FreeBSD Kernel=4.11-release_p3
FreeBSD Kernel=4.10-release_p8
FreeBSD Kernel=4.8
FreeBSD Kernel=4.2
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.4
FreeBSD Kernel=2.1.0
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.6
FreeBSD Kernel=2.1.6
FreeBSD Kernel=5.4-pre-release
FreeBSD Kernel=2.1.7.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.0-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=3.3
FreeBSD Kernel=4.0
FreeBSD Kernel=6.0-release
FreeBSD Kernel=4.1.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.6
FreeBSD Kernel=4.3
FreeBSD Kernel=4.10
FreeBSD Kernel=5.4-release
FreeBSD Kernel=3.4
FreeBSD Kernel=3.5
FreeBSD Kernel=5.0-alpha
FreeBSD Kernel=4.5-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=5.2.1-release
FreeBSD Kernel=4.8-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=5.0
FreeBSD Kernel=2.1.5
FreeBSD Kernel=3.5.1-release
FreeBSD Kernel=6.0-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=5.3-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=4.0-alpha
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.1
FreeBSD Kernel=4.7-release
FreeBSD Kernel=4.9
FreeBSD Kernel=4.6.2
FreeBSD Kernel=2.2.7
FreeBSD Kernel=2.1-stable
FreeBSD Kernel=2.0
FreeBSD Kernel=5.3-releng
FreeBSD Kernel=4.11-stable

Remedy

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:12.opie.asc

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17194

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2006-1283?

    CVE-2006-1283 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for local users to gain root privileges.

  • How do I fix CVE-2006-1283?

    To fix CVE-2006-1283, update your FreeBSD system to a patched version released after March 22, 2006.

  • What system versions are affected by CVE-2006-1283?

    CVE-2006-1283 affects FreeBSD versions from 4.10-RELEASE-p22 through 6.1-STABLE before the patch date.

  • Can I exploit CVE-2006-1283 remotely?

    CVE-2006-1283 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability, meaning it cannot be exploited remotely.

  • What is the potential impact of CVE-2006-1283?

    The potential impact of CVE-2006-1283 includes unauthorized access to the root account, leading to full system control.

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