CVEvulnerability

CVE-1999-1324

9.8 CRITICAL Published 1999-12-31 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
1999-12-31
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-307

Description

VAXstations running Open VMS 5.3 through 5.5-2 with VMS DECwindows or MOTIF do not properly disable access to user accounts that exceed the break-in limit threshold for failed login attempts, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force password guessing.

Affected configurations

• hp openvms vax (>= 5.3 <= 5.5.2)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

  • CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts weakness

References