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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-6680

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.

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.30%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0
4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
0.30% probability · 23th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
chetcpasswd/chetcpasswd
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.