CVE-2006-6639

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in chetcpasswd 2.4.1 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to executing (1) the cp program, (2) the mail program, or (3) the program specified in the post_change configuration line.

Published: 2006-12-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-6639 is rated Low Risk (25.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.28%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6639

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.28% +0.22%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6639

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-6639

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6639

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-6639: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6639

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6639

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
chetcpasswd chetcpasswd 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:chetcpasswd:chetcpasswd:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6639

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