FKIE_CVE-2006-6682

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-12-21 19:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:33
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2Mailing List
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/22967Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/30545Broken Link, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30454VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/22967Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/30545Broken Link, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30454VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
chetcpasswd_project chetcpasswd 2.3.3
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:33:35.543",
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