CVE-2006-6680
Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.3.1 does not document the need for 0400 permissions on /etc...
Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.3.1 does not document the need for 0400 permissions on /etc/chetcpasswd.allow, which might allow local users to gain sensitive information by reading this file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.3.1 does not document the need for 0400 permissions on /etc/chetcpasswd.allow, which might allow local users to gain sensitive information by reading this file.
- Record
CVE-2006-6680- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.3.1 does not document the need for 0400 permissions on /etc/chetcpasswd.allow, which might allow local users to gain sensitive information by reading this file.
- Record
CVE-2006-6680- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6663 No score
Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.3.1 does not document the need for 0400 permissions on /etc/chetcpasswd.allow, which might allow local users to gain sensitive information by reading this file.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6663- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8v6h-p83g-qp55 No score
Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.3.1 does not document the need for 0400 permissions on /etc...
Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.3.1 does not document the need for 0400 permissions on /etc/chetcpasswd.allow, which might allow local users to gain sensitive information by reading this file.
- Record
GHSA-8v6h-p83g-qp55- 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-2006-6680 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Chetcpasswd, published December 21, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.