# CVE-2006-1248: Unspecified vulnerability in usermod in HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11, and B.11.23, when run with certain options that involve a new home directory

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-03-17 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in usermod in HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11, and B.11.23, when run with certain options that involve a new home directory, might cause usermod to change the ownership of all directories and files under the new directory, which might result in less secure permissions than intended.

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## References

- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00614838
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17143
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015782
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015834
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25311
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A785
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1098
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A772
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0997
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19305

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