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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:33:59.875Z

Reserved: 2006-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6682

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Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-21T19:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-6682

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