# CVE-2006-6662: Auth bypass in n/a

> Local attackers can bypass authentication to log in to the console without a password on affected SUSE Linux systems.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.1 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Dec 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f8mp-9x7m-hgr2

## What is CVE-2006-6662?

CVE-2006-6662 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, published on 20 Dec 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Linux User Management (novell-lum) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 and Open Enterprise Server 9, under unspecified conditions, allows local users to log in to the console without a password.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6662?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Suse Linux, Suse Suse Open Enterprise Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-6662?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6662 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-6662 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6662 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop

- [CVE-2020-8018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8018/): User owned /etc in SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2016-1602](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1602/): Code injection in supportconfig (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2011-2660](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2660/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-6662 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-6662 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, published on 20 Dec 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6662 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6662/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6662/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6662
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6662
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-6662

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6662/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.