VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-6685

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-12-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd 2.3.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long REMOTE_ADDR environment variable. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references