Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 1, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0856

Description

login in Slackware 7.0 allows remote attackers to identify valid users on the system by reporting an encryption error when an account is locked or does not exist.

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Affected products

Slackware/Linux
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Slackware/loginllm-create
Range: = 7.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

marc.infonvd

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