Vulnerability CVE-1999-1231


Published: 1999-06-09   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
SSH -> SSH2 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/14758
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2276

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