CVE-2006-1283

opiepasswd in One-Time Passwords in Everything (OPIE) in FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE-p22 through 6.1-STABLE before 20060322 uses the getlogin function to determine the invoking user account, which might allow local users to configure OPIE access to the root account and possibly gain root privileges if a root shell is permitted by the configuration of the wheel group or sshd.

What this means for your business

It affects Freebsd. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
An attacker can use it only with access to the machine itself.
FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.4% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 30% of all known flaws.

What to do

1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Freebsd, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS: 7.2 (v2.0)
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Assigned by: secteam@freebsd.org

Dates

Published: 2006-03-23
Last modified: 2026-09-23
Sources: NVD

Affected products

Freebsd Freebsd1.1.5.1, 2.0, 2.0.5, 2.1, 2.1.0, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.1.6.1, 2.1.7, 2.1.7.1, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.2.6, 2.2.7, 2.2.8, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.3, 5.4, 6.0

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.