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CVE-2000-0118 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94935300520617&w=2 CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94935300520617&w=2 [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
redhat linux
2.0
2.1
3.0.3
4.0
4.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
sun solaris
1.1.3 u1
1.1.4
2.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:1.1.3:u1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:1.1.4:*:jl:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
sun sunos
4.1.3
4.1.4
5.0
5.1
5.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

18 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2000-0118
NVD Published Date:
Jun 9, 1999
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2000-0118 Details - Not Deferred