PT-1999-1510 · Gnome · Gdm

Published 1999-12-05 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0990

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions gdm (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows an attacker to identify valid users on a system through error messages generated by gdm when the VerboseAuth setting is enabled.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0990

Affected Products

Gdm

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0990 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0990 · Note