CVE-2006-3597 Information

Description

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.

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/21022 http://www.osvdb.org/27091 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-316-1