CVE-2006-6684
Heap-based buffer overflow in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.4 allows remote attackers to...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long X-Forwarded-For HTTP header. 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
Heap-based buffer overflow in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long X-Forwarded-For HTTP header. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2006-6684- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long X-Forwarded-For HTTP header. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2006-6684- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6667 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long X-Forwarded-For HTTP header. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6667- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mx37-x2m8-5qwp No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.4 allows remote attackers to...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long X-Forwarded-For HTTP header. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-mx37-x2m8-5qwp- Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2006-6684 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Pedro Lineu Orso Chetcpasswd, published December 21, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.00%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.