CVE-1999-0856

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

Timeline

Published: Dec 1, 1999
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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