CVE-1999-0856

Published Dec 1, 1999

Last updated 2 years ago

Overview

Description: login in Slackware 7.0 allows remote attackers to identify valid users on the system by reporting an encryption error when an account is locked or does not exist.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 5
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 10
Vector string: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "C2A9C005-4392-4C95-9B92-98EEC73EFE73"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References