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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16579 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24706 ↗
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349528 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18783 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-967 ↗
- 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 ↗