CVE-2006-6682

N/A Unknown

Published: December 21, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List

http://secunia.com/advisories/22967

Source: cve@mitre.org

Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

http://www.osvdb.org/30545

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30454

Source: cve@mitre.org

VDB Entry

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454