# CVE-2006-1772: debconf in Debian GNU/Linux, when configuring mnogosearch in the mnogosearch-common 3.2.31-1 package, uses the world-readable config.dat fil

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-04-13 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

debconf in Debian GNU/Linux, when configuring mnogosearch in the mnogosearch-common 3.2.31-1 package, uses the world-readable config.dat file instead of the restricted passwords.dat for storing the cleartext database administrator password in the mnogosearch-common/database_admin_pass record, which allows local users to view the password.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/19589
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=361775
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17477

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