PT-2006-7286 · Chet · Chetcpasswd

Published 2006-12-21 · Updated 2010-07-16 · CVE-2006-6685

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

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

Description: The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow that can be triggered by a long REMOTE ADDR environment variable, potentially allowing local users to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations: For chetcpasswd version 2.3.3, consider restricting the length of the REMOTE ADDR environment variable to prevent exploitation until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6685

Affected Products

Chetcpasswd

References · 2

• http://secunia.com/advisories/22967 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6685 · Security Note