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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in chetcpasswd 2.4.1. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in chetcpasswd 2.4.1 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to executing (1) the cp program, (2) the mail program, or (3) the program specified in the post_change configuration line.

The weakness was presented 12/19/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-6639 since 12/19/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See 19863 for similar entry.

Productinfo

Name

• chetcpasswd

Version

• 2.4.1

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍
VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

12/17/2006 🔍
12/18/2006 +0 days 🔍
12/19/2006 +1 days 🔍
12/19/2006 +0 days 🔍
12/19/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3005 days 🔍
08/11/2018 +1248 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6639 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 21644 - Chetcpasswd Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 23024 - chetcpasswd Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 08/11/2018 07:34
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (45), 08/11/2018 07:34 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 3:37B:103

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