PT-2006-7241 · Chetcpasswd · Chetcpasswd

Published 2006-12-19 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2006-6639

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions chetcpasswd version 2.4.1

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to executing the cp program, the mail program, or the program specified in the post change configuration line.

Recommendations For chetcpasswd version 2.4.1, consider restricting access to the cp and mail programs, as well as the program specified in the post change configuration line, to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6639

Affected Products

Chetcpasswd

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6639 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23024 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/21644 · Note