CVE-2006-6682

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Published Dec 21, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd 2.3.3 provides a different error message when a request with a valid username fails, compared to a request with an invalid username, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames on the system.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:chetcpasswd_project:chetcpasswd:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-6665	Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd 2.3.3 provides a different error message when a request with a valid username fails, compared to a request with an invalid username, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames on the system.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (1.956% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/22967
http://www.osvdb.org/30545
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30454

History

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Subscriptions

Chetcpasswd Project Chetcpasswd

Weaknesses

CWE-388

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:33 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 21, 2006, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:33 PM
Reserved: Dec 21, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:33 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 21, 2006, 7:28 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:33 PM

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