VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1231
ssh 2.0.12, and possibly other versions, allows valid user names to attempt to enter the correct password multiple times, but only prompts an invalid user name for a password once, which allows remote attackers to determine user account names on the…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.48%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
ssh 2.0.12, and possibly other versions, allows valid user names to attempt to enter the correct password multiple times, but only prompts an invalid user name for a password once, which allows remote attackers to determine user account names on the server.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.48% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ssh/ssh2
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/14758Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2276
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/14758Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2276
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.