CVE-2003-0512 | BDVDB-2026-5720 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.vigilante.com/inetsecurity/advisories/VIGILANTE-2003002.htm
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sn-20030724-ios-enum.shtml
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5824
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0056.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/886796
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.