Admin password in clear text on Ubuntu Breezy
Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:17 pm
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=143334
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Administrato ... ntu_Breezy
In the "/var/log/installer/cdebconf/questions.dat" file, the administrator password is viewable in any text editor. That's quite a big security hole for Ubuntu.
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Administrato ... ntu_Breezy
In the "/var/log/installer/cdebconf/questions.dat" file, the administrator password is viewable in any text editor. That's quite a big security hole for Ubuntu.