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security flaw

🗓️ 07 Jun 2007 20:16:00Reported by RedHatType 
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Flaw in shadow-utils before 4.0.3 creates mailboxes with unpredictable permissions due to missing open argument.

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BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system allows malicious actors to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 4 : shadow-utils (CESA-2007:0276)
29 Jun 201300:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 3 : shadow-utils (CESA-2007:0431)
14 Jun 200700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		GLSA-200606-02 : shadow: Privilege escalation
8 Jun 200600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		MDKSA-2006:090 : shadow-utils
27 May 200600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Oracle Linux 4 : shadow-utils (ELSA-2007-0276)
12 Jul 201300:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Oracle Linux 3 : shadow-utils (ELSA-2007-0431)
12 Jul 201300:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		RHEL 4 : shadow-utils (RHSA-2007:0276)
2 May 200700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		RHEL 3 : shadow-utils (RHSA-2007:0431)
12 Jun 200700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Scientific Linux Security Update : shadow-utils on SL4.x i386/x86_64
1 Aug 201200:00
–nessus
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux3i386shadow-utils2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3shadow-utils-2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3ia64shadow-utils2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3shadow-utils-2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3ppcshadow-utils2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3shadow-utils-2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3s390shadow-utils2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3shadow-utils-2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3.s390.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3s390xshadow-utils2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3shadow-utils-2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3x86_64shadow-utils2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3shadow-utils-2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3i386shadow-utils-debuginfo2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3shadow-utils-debuginfo-2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3ia64shadow-utils-debuginfo2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3shadow-utils-debuginfo-2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3ppcshadow-utils-debuginfo2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3shadow-utils-debuginfo-2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3s390shadow-utils-debuginfo2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3shadow-utils-debuginfo-2:4.0.3-29.RHEL3.s390.rpm
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25 Jun 2026 10:33Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 23.7
EPSS0.00444
shadow utilitiesmailbox permissionsopen argumentmailbox creationsecurity flaw
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