Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd 2.3.3 does not have a rate limit for client requests, which might allow remote attackers to determine passwords via a dictionary attack.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6681 is rated Moderate Risk (54.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.40%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 0.88% | 1.40% | +0.52% |
| 2 | 2025-08-09 | 0.72% | 0.88% | +0.16% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.72% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-6681: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6681 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| chetcpasswd | chetcpasswd | 2.3.3 | cpe:2.3:a:chetcpasswd:chetcpasswd:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454 | Patch |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2 | Mailing List |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22967 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30455 |