CVE-1999-0856 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (login in Slackware 7.0 allows remote attackers to identify v)
login in Slackware 7.0 allows remote attackers to identify valid users on the system by reporting an encryption error when an account is locked or does not exist.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-0856 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-12-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | login in Slackware 7.0 allows remote attackers to identify valid users on the system by reporting an encryption error when an account is locked or does not exist. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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