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.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4683
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42335
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=338920
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17530
• http://www.osvdb.org/20839
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2427