Description
Cisco IOS 12.2 and earlier generates a "% Login invalid" message instead of prompting for a password when an invalid username is provided, which allows remote attackers to identify valid usernames on the system and conduct brute force password guessing, as reported for the Aironet Bridge.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2003-0506 | Cisco IOS 12.2 and earlier generates a "% Login invalid" message instead of prompting for a password when an invalid username is provided, which allows remote attackers to identify valid usernames on the system and conduct brute force password guessing, as reported for the Aironet Bridge. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T01:58:11.103Z
Reserved: 2003-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2003-0512
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Status : Modified
Published: 2003-08-27T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2003-0512
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD