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CVE-2006-6683 Details

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 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
pedro lineu orso chetcpasswd	<= 2.4.1 1.12 2.1 2.2.1 2.3.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:pedro_lineu_orso:chetcpasswd:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:pedro_lineu_orso:chetcpasswd:1.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pedro_lineu_orso:chetcpasswd:2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pedro_lineu_orso:chetcpasswd:2.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pedro_lineu_orso:chetcpasswd:2.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pedro_lineu_orso:chetcpasswd:2.3.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 21, 2006	Initial Analysis	[email protected]