CVE-2006-5659
PAM_extern before 0.2 sends a password as a command line argument, which allows local users to...
PAM_extern before 0.2 sends a password as a command line argument, which allows local users to obtain the password by listing the command line arguments, such as ps. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
PAM_extern before 0.2 sends a password as a command line argument, which allows local users to obtain the password by listing the command line arguments, such as ps. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2006-5659- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
PAM_extern before 0.2 sends a password as a command line argument, which allows local users to obtain the password by listing the command line arguments, such as ps. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2006-5659- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5644 No score
PAM_extern before 0.2 sends a password as a command line argument, which allows local users to obtain the password by listing the command line arguments, such as ps. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2006-5644- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f3x3-fj97-5v36 No score
PAM_extern before 0.2 sends a password as a command line argument, which allows local users to...
PAM_extern before 0.2 sends a password as a command line argument, which allows local users to obtain the password by listing the command line arguments, such as ps. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-f3x3-fj97-5v36- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-5659 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Pam Extern Extern, published November 3, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.