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CVE-2006-6683

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2006-12-21 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd 2.4.1 and earlier verifies and updates user accounts via custom code that processes /etc/shadow and does not follow the PAM configuration, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions implemented through PAM.

Affected Platforms

Pedro Lineu Orso Chetcpasswd

Weakness Type

CWE-264

References