CVE-1999-1266 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (rsh daemon (rshd) generates different error messages when a)
rsh daemon (rshd) generates different error messages when a valid username is provided versus an invalid name, which allows remote attackers to determine valid users on the system.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1266 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1997-06-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | rsh daemon (rshd) generates different error messages when a valid username is provided versus an invalid name, which allows remote attackers to determine valid users on the system. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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