Vulnerability CVE-2001-1068
Published: 2001-08-31   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
qpopper 4.01 with PAM based authentication on Red Hat systems generates different error messages when an invalid username is provided instead of a valid name, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames on the system.

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
Qualcomm -> Qpopper 

 References:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0363.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3242
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7047
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