CVE-2001-1068

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

qpopper 4.01 with PAM based authentication on Red Hat systems generates different error messages when an invalid username is provided instead of a valid name, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames on the system.

Metrics

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

Affected software

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

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0363.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3242Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7047
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0363.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3242Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7047

Timeline

Published: Aug 31, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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