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.
Published: 2001-09-12
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1212 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.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.790Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1231

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-06-09T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1231

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Weaknesses