Description (CNA)
The (1) elog.c and (2) elogd.c components in elog before 2.5.7 r1558-4 generate different responses depending on whether or not a username is valid, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16579
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24706
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349528
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18783
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-967
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi/0003-r1472-Do-not-distinguish-between-invalid-user-name-and-invalid-password.txt?bug=349528%3Bmsg=15%3Batt=3
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16579
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24706
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349528
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18783
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-967
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi/0003-r1472-Do-not-distinguish-between-invalid-user-name-and-invalid-password.txt?bug=349528%3Bmsg=15%3Batt=3