PT-2006-7282 · Chet · Chetcpasswd

Riclem · Published 2006-12-21 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2006-6681

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: chetcpasswd version 2.3.3

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to determine passwords via a dictionary attack because there is no rate limit for client requests.

Recommendations: For version 2.3.3, consider implementing a rate limit for client requests to prevent dictionary attacks. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the service to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6681

Affected Products

Chetcpasswd

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6681 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/21102 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22967 · Vendor Advisory
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454 · Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30455 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2 · Note