Description
The Red Hat Linux su program does not log failed password guesses if the su process is killed before it times out, which allows local attackers to conduct brute force password guessing.
Published: 2000-02-08
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-0117 The Red Hat Linux su program does not log failed password guesses if the su process is killed before it times out, which allows local attackers to conduct brute force password guessing.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:05:53.936Z

Reserved: 2000-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0118

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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-2000-0118

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