7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2000-0118

Published: 09/06/1999 Updated: 30/10/2018
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 725
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

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 malicious users to conduct brute force password guessing.

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redhat linux 3.0.3

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redhat linux 5.2

redhat linux 6.0

sun sunos -

sun sunos 4.1.4

sun sunos 5.1

sun sunos 5.2

redhat linux 4.1

redhat linux 4.2

redhat linux 6.1

sun solaris 1.1.3

sun sunos 5.3

sun sunos 5.4

redhat linux 5.0

redhat linux 5.1

sun solaris 1.1.4

sun solaris 2.4

sun sunos 5.5

redhat linux 2.0

redhat linux 2.1

sun solaris

sun sunos 4.1.3

sun sunos 5.0

Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/320/info A vulnerability in PAM allows local malicious users to brute force passwords via the su command without any logging of their activity su is a command that allows users to change identifies by supplying a password If the password is correct su immediately executes a new shell with the identity of ...