CVE catalog
CVE-2006-3597
shadow: CVE-2006-3597
- Severity
- Low
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.54% · Oct 25, 2026
passwd before 1:4.0.13 on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS leaves the root password blank instead of locking it when the administrator selects the "Go Back" option after the final "Installation complete" message and uses the main menu, which causes the password to be zeroed out in the installer's memory.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | shadow | sid | 1:4.20.3-1 | not affected |
| Debian | shadow | forky | 1:4.20.3-1 | not affected |
| Debian | shadow | trixie | 1:4.17.4-2 | not affected |
| Debian | shadow | bookworm | 1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | shadow | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | shadow | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | shadow | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | shadow | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libsubid4]Not affected
Source package: [shadow]
Details (2)
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm
- [libsubid-dev]Not affected
Source package: [shadow]
Details (2)
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm
- [login]Not affected
Source package: [shadow]
Details (2)
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm
- [passwd]Not affected
Source package: [shadow]
Details (2)
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm
- [uidmap]Not affected
Source package: [shadow]
Details (2)
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm
1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · shadow · debian · bookworm
Observed: