CVE-2006-6683

HIGH 7.8CVE-2006-6683 · Published 21/12/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-6683 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting chetcpasswd (pedro lineu orso).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.4%, higher than 73.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
chetcpasswd pedro_lineu_orso	`= 1.12= 2.1= 2.2.1= 2.3.1= 2.3.3≤ 2.4.1`	No fix yet

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.

References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/21102 · Vendor Advisory

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