# CVE-2006-1587: NetBSD 1.6 up to 3.0, when a user has "set record" in .mailrc with the default umask set, creates the record file with 0644 permissions, whi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-04-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

NetBSD 1.6 up to 3.0, when a user has "set record" in .mailrc with the default umask set, creates the record file with 0644 permissions, which allows local users to read the record file.

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## Related

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## References

- ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-007.txt.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19465
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015847
- http://www.osvdb.org/24258
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25581

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