Is CVE-2006-3378 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-3378 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-3378?

CVE-2006-3378 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-3378?

CVE-2006-3378 has an EPSS score of 0.34% (26th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3378?

Upgrade shadow on debian 11 to 1:4.0.14-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-3378

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

passwd command in shadow in Ubuntu 5.04 through 6.06 LTS, when called with the -f, -g, or -s flag, does not check the return code of a setuid call, which might allow local users to gain root privileges if setuid fails in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits.

How to fix

Remediation Available

shadowDebian

Fixed in:1:4.0.14-1CVE-2006-3378

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

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