Date:         Mon, 14 May 2007 15:53:43 -0500
Reply-To:     Connie Sieh 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Connie Sieh 
Subject:      Security ERRATA for shadow-utils on SL4.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: scientific 

Synopsis:          Low: shadow-utils security and bug fix update
Issue date:        2007-05-01
CVE Names:         CVE-2006-1174

A flaw was found in the useradd tool in shadow-utils. A new user's
mailbox, when created, could have random permissions for a short period.
This could allow a local attacker to read or modify the mailbox.
(CVE-2006-1174)

SRPMS:
 	shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386:
 	shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
 	shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: CVE-2006-1174 shadow-utils SL4.x i386/x86_64

Low: shadow-utils security and bug fix update

Summary

Date:         Mon, 14 May 2007 15:53:43 -0500Reply-To:     Connie Sieh Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux              From:         Connie Sieh Subject:      Security ERRATA for shadow-utils on SL4.x i386/x86_64Comments: To: scientific Synopsis:          Low: shadow-utils security and bug fix updateIssue date:        2007-05-01CVE Names:         CVE-2006-1174A flaw was found in the useradd tool in shadow-utils. A new user'smailbox, when created, could have random permissions for a short period.This could allow a local attacker to read or modify the mailbox.(CVE-2006-1174)SRPMS: 	shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.src.rpmi386: 	shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.i386.rpmx86_64: 	shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson



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