CVE-2006-0599

Summary

The (1) elog.c and (2) elogd.c components in elog before 2.5.7 r1558-4 generate different responses depending on whether or not a username is valid, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16579
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24706
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349528
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18783
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-967
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi/0003-r1472-Do-not-distinguish-between-invalid-user-name-and-invalid-password.txt?bug=349528%3Bmsg=15%3Batt=3

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16579
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24706
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349528
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18783
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-967
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi/0003-r1472-Do-not-distinguish-between-invalid-user-name-and-invalid-password.txt?bug=349528%3Bmsg=15%3Batt=3

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