FKIE_CVE-1999-0856

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 1999-12-01 05:00 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94416739411280&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94416739411280&w=2
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
slackware slackware_linux 7.0
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        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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            }
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        }
      ]
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  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-1999-0856",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "1999-12-01T05:00:00.000",
  "references": [
    {
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    },
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  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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}


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