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CVE-2006-0599
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…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.6%
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- debian
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 25% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 16579 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- elog-elog-elogd-user-enumeration(24706) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349528 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 18783 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-967 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 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 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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