CVE-2001-1068

qpopper 4.01 with PAM based authentication on Red Hat systems generates different error messages when an invalid username is provided instead of a valid name, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames on the system.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2001-08-31

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Qpopper (Qualcomm)

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0363.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3242
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7047