Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-6684
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6684
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.25%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 85 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-6684
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2006-6684
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2006-6684
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454
#394454 - uses HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR for authentication (and other security holes) - Debian Bug report logsVendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2006-6684
- cpe:2.3:a:pedro_lineu_orso:chetcpasswd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pedro_lineu_orso:chetcpasswd:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*