Heap-based buffer overflow in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long X-Forwarded-For HTTP header
Published Dec 21, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.00%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long X-Forwarded-For HTTP header. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.3.3
- 2.3.1
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.00% (0.03005) | 86.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02872) | 84.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.73% (0.01732) | 81.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.06% (0.03055) | 90.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 4.62% (0.04620) | 92.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 2.60% (0.02598) | 90.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 1.56% (0.01559) | 87.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 1.32% (0.01322) | 85.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 85.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 1.27% (0.01267) | 85.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 91.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2023 | 3.64% (0.03644) | 90.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 3.60% (0.03602) | 90.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2023 | 3.46% (0.03458) | 90.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.38% (0.03383) | 89.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 86.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 70.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22967 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/30546 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22967 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/30546 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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