VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-6682
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.96%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-12-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List
- cve@mitre.org — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — VDB Entry