Is CVE-2006-6682 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6682 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6682?

CVE-2006-6682 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-6682

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.0%EU EUVD

Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd 2.3.3 provides a different error message when a request with a valid username fails, compared to a request with an invalid username, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames on the system.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-388
EPSS score: 2.0% (80th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-6665)
Published: December 21, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6665 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

chetcpasswd project / chetcpasswd

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454(Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2(Mailing List)
http://secunia.com/advisories/22967(Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.osvdb.org/30545(Broken Link, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30454(VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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