CVE-2006-6683

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-12-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd 2.4.1 and earlier verifies and updates user accounts via custom code that processes /etc/shadow and does not follow the PAM configuration, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions implemented through PAM.

Affected products

Pedro Lineu Orso Chetcpasswd: through 2.4.1; 1.12, 2.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.3.3

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102

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