CVE-2006-6681 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can perform dictionary attacks to determine passwords due to missing rate limits in chetcpasswd.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6681?
CVE-2006-6681 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6681?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Chetcpasswd Chetcpasswd.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6681?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-6681 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6681 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rjqw-qqh7-82cw.