CVEvulnerability

CVE-1999-1266

5.0 MEDIUM Published 1997-06-13 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
1997-06-13
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

rsh daemon (rshd) generates different error messages when a valid username is provided versus an invalid name, which allows remote attackers to determine valid users on the system.

Affected configurations

• metamail corporation metamail (<= 7.2)

References