CVE-1999-1029 — HIGH severity vulnerability (SSH server (sshd2) before 2.0.12 does not properly record lo)
SSH server (sshd2) before 2.0.12 does not properly record login attempts if the connection is closed before the maximum number of tries, allowing a remote attacker to guess the password without showing up in the audit logs.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1029 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-05-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | SSH server (sshd2) before 2.0.12 does not properly record login attempts if the connection is closed before the maximum number of tries, allowing a remote attacker to guess the password without showing up in the audit logs. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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