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CVE-2000-0118

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.

Published

1999-06-09T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System redhat linux 2.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 2.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 3.0.3 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 4.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 4.2 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 5.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 5.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 5.2 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 5.2 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 5.2 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.1 Yes
Operating System sun solaris * Yes
Operating System sun solaris 1.1.3 Yes
Operating System sun solaris 1.1.4 Yes
Operating System sun solaris 2.4 Yes
Operating System sun sunos - Yes
Operating System sun sunos 4.1.3 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 4.1.4 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.0 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.1 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.2 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.3 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.4 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.5 Yes
References