CVE-1999-1266 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:metamail_corporation:metamail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1247	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.

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 None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00647.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/6978
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1660

History

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Subscriptions

Metamail Corporation Metamail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:01.470Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1266

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1997-06-13T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1266

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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