ssh 2.0.12, and possibly other versions, allows valid user names to attempt to enter the correct password multiple times, but only prompts an invalid user name for a password once, which allows remote attackers to determine user account names on the server.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1212 ssh 2.0.12, and possibly other versions, allows valid user names to attempt to enter the correct password multiple times, but only prompts an invalid user name for a password once, which allows remote attackers to determine user account names on the server.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.790Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-1231

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-06-09T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1231

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