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

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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 Dec 19, 2006

4.6

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.31%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.31% 0.00309

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00309

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	0.31% (0.00309)	21.53th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.28% (0.00283)	19.82th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.06% (0.00059)	15.53th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://secunia.com/advisories/23024
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21644
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23024		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21644		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Dec 19, 2006

Updated Sep 17, 2024

Reserved Dec 19, 2006

Link CVE-2006-6639

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-6639

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2006-6639