Description
Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd 2.3.3 provides a different error message when a request with a valid username fails, compared to a request with an invalid username, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames on the system.
Affected products
- chetcpasswd_project / chetcpasswd2.3.3 – 2.3.3
References
- MISChttp://www.osvdb.org/30545
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30454
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22967
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454