CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-1999-1231

Published: Jun 09, 1999 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Ssh2Ssh2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
Ssh2Ssh2.0.1 (including)2.0.1 (including)
Ssh2Ssh2.0.2 (including)2.0.2 (including)
Ssh2Ssh2.0.3 (including)2.0.3 (including)
Ssh2Ssh2.0.4 (including)2.0.4 (including)
Ssh2Ssh2.0.5 (including)2.0.5 (including)
Ssh2Ssh2.0.6 (including)2.0.6 (including)
Ssh2Ssh2.0.7 (including)2.0.7 (including)
Ssh2Ssh2.0.8 (including)2.0.8 (including)
Ssh2Ssh2.0.9 (including)2.0.9 (including)
Ssh2Ssh2.0.10 (including)2.0.10 (including)
Ssh2Ssh2.0.11 (including)2.0.11 (including)
Ssh2Ssh2.0.12 (including)2.0.12 (including)

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