VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-6683

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-12-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

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.

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