PT-2006-7285 · Chet · Chetcpasswd

Stefan Fritsch · Published 2006-12-21 · Updated 2019-11-13 · CVE-2006-6684

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 versions prior to 2.4

Description: The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow that can be triggered by a long X-Forwarded-For HTTP header, potentially allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 2.4, update to version 2.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the length of the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header to prevent exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6684

Affected Products

Chetcpasswd

References · 4

• http://osvdb.org/30546 · Vendor Advisory
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6684 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22967 · Vendor Advisory