CVE-2006-0599

N/A Unknown
Published: February 13, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
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
Source: security@debian.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349528
Source: security@debian.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18783
Source: security@debian.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-967
Source: security@debian.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16579
Source: security@debian.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24706
Source: security@debian.org
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
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349528
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18783
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-967
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16579
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24706
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.6%
71th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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