CVE-2002-2219
chetcpasswd.cgi in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.1 allows remote attackers to read the last line of the shadow file via a long user (userid) field.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 6.4%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
chetcpasswd.cgi in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.1 allows remote attackers to read the last line of the shadow file via a long user (userid) field.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.39% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 22 December 2002
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- chetcpasswd/chetcpasswd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 6.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1005847
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=68912&release_id=466649Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6C00N0K6AO.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6472Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10946
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1005847
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=68912&release_id=466649Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6C00N0K6AO.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6472Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10946
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.