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CVE-2006-6682
Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd 2.3.3 provides a different error message when a request with a valid username fails, compared to a request…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.0%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 20% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 30545 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- chetcpasswd-error-message-enumeration(30454) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 22967 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21102 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20061113 Chetcpasswd 2.x: multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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