{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5686","details":"initscripts in rPath Linux 1 sets insecure permissions for the /var/log/btmp file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information regarding authentication attempts.  NOTE: because sshd detects the insecure permissions and does not log certain events, this also prevents sshd from logging failed authentication attempts by remote attackers.","modified":"2026-09-01T20:02:48.797393591Z","published":"2007-10-28T17:08:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2007-5686"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5686"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"shadow","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/shadow?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1:4.13+dfsg1-1","1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u1","1:4.13+dfsg1-1+deb12u2","1:4.13+dfsg1-2","1:4.13+dfsg1-3","1:4.13+dfsg1-4","1:4.13+dfsg1-5","1:4.15.1-1","1:4.15.2-1","1:4.15.2-2","1:4.15.2-3","1:4.15.3-1","1:4.15.3-2","1:4.15.3-3","1:4.16.0-1","1:4.16.0-2","1:4.16.0-3","1:4.16.0-4","1:4.16.0-5","1:4.16.0-6","1:4.16.0-7","1:4.17.0-1","1:4.17.0~rc1-1","1:4.17.0~rc1-2","1:4.17.1-1","1:4.17.1-2","1:4.17.2-1","1:4.17.2-2","1:4.17.2-3","1:4.17.2-4","1:4.17.2-5","1:4.17.2-5+hurd.1","1:4.17.2-6","1:4.17.3-1","1:4.17.3-2","1:4.17.3-3","1:4.17.4-1","1:4.17.4-2","1:4.18.0-1","1:4.18.0-2","1:4.19.0-1","1:4.19.0-2","1:4.19.0-3","1:4.19.0-4","1:4.19.2-1","1:4.19.3-1","1:4.19.3-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"unimportant"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5686.json"}},{"package":{"name":"shadow","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/shadow?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1:4.17.4-2","1:4.18.0-1","1:4.18.0-2","1:4.19.0-1","1:4.19.0-2","1:4.19.0-3","1:4.19.0-4","1:4.19.2-1","1:4.19.3-1","1:4.19.3-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"unimportant"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5686.json"}},{"package":{"name":"shadow","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/shadow?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1:4.17.4-2","1:4.18.0-1","1:4.18.0-2","1:4.19.0-1","1:4.19.0-2","1:4.19.0-3","1:4.19.0-4","1:4.19.2-1","1:4.19.3-1","1:4.19.3-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"unimportant"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5686.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}