# CVE-2005-4683: PADL MigrationTools 46, when a failure occurs, stores contents of /etc/shadow in a world-readable /tmp/nis.$$.ldif file, and possibly other

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-02-01 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

PADL MigrationTools 46, when a failure occurs, stores contents of /etc/shadow in a world-readable /tmp/nis.$$.ldif file, and possibly other sensitive information in other temporary files, which are not properly managed by (1) migrate_all_online.sh, (2) migrate_all_offline.sh, (3) migrate_all_netinfo_online.sh, (4) migrate_all_netinfo_offline.sh, (5) migrate_all_nis_online.sh, (6) migrate_all_nis_offline.sh, (7) migrate_all_nisplus_online.sh, and (8) migrate_all_nisplus_offline.sh.

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## References

- http://www.osvdb.org/20839
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17530
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2427
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42335
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=338920

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