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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-4683

CVE-2005-4683

Description

PADL MigrationTools 46, when a failure occurs, stores contents of /etc/shadow in a world-readable /tmp/nis.$$.ldif file, and possibly other sensitive information in other temporary files, which are not properly managed by (1) migrate_all_online.sh, (2) migrate_all_offline.sh, (3) migrate_all_netinfo_online.sh, (4) migrate_all_netinfo_offline.sh, (5) migrate_all_nis_online.sh, (6) migrate_all_nis_offline.sh, (7) migrate_all_nisplus_online.sh, and (8) migrate_all_nisplus_offline.sh.

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Affected products

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  • Padl Software/Migrationtools2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:migrationtools:46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:migrationtools:46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =46

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