CVE-2006-1248
Unspecified vulnerability in usermod in HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11, and B.11.23, when run with...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2006-1248- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-1248- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-1252 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-1252- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2rcg-6729-3c5c No score
Unspecified vulnerability in usermod in HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11, and B.11.23, when run with...
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.
- Record
GHSA-2rcg-6729-3c5c- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-1248 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Hp Hp-ux, published March 17, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00614838
securityfocus.com/bid/17143
securitytracker.com/id?1015782
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25311
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A785
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vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0997
secunia.com/advisories/19305
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1248
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rcg-6729-3c5c