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CVE-2003-0512

Cisco IOS 12.2 and earlier generates a "% Login invalid" message instead of prompting for a password when an invalid username is provided,…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.2%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known

Cisco IOS 12.2 and earlier generates a "% Login invalid" message instead of prompting for a password when an invalid username is provided, which allows remote attackers to identify valid usernames on the system and conduct brute force password guessing, as reported for the Aironet Bridge.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.20% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds
Cisco IOS (RSS, critical only)

References

  • vigilante.com /inetsecurity/advisories/VIGILANTE-2003002.htm · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • cisco.com /warp/public/707/cisco-sn-20030724-ios-enum.shtml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5824 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0056.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_VULNWATCH, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/886796 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred

Sources

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