CVE-2000-0118

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

The Red Hat Linux su program does not log failed password guesses if the su process is killed before it times out, which allows local attackers to conduct brute force password guessing.

The Red Hat Linux su program does not log failed password guesses if the su process is killed before it times out, which allows local attackers to conduct brute force password guessing.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 25 years ago

1999-06-09 04:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-30 16:26:00

Affected Software

Red Hat Linux 2.0

2.0

Red Hat Linux 2.1

2.1

Red Hat Linux 3.0.3

3.0.3

Red Hat Linux 4.0

4.0

Red Hat Linux 4.1

4.1

Red Hat Linux 4.2

4.2

Red Hat Linux 5.0

5.0

Red Hat Linux 5.1

5.1

Sun SunOS (formerly Solaris)

Sun SunOS 4.1.3

4.1.3

Sun SunOS 4.1.4

4.1.4

Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.0

5.0

Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.1

5.1

Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.2

5.2

Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.3

5.3

Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.4

5.4

Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.5

5.5

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