CVE-2006-6683

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.8/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 21, 2006
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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