CVE-1999-1029 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00717.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ssh	Ssh2

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.11:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1010	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92663402004280&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/277
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2193

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:55:29.464Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1029

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-05-13T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1029

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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