mailman -- generated passwords are poor quality

Florian Weimer wrote: Mailman 2.1.5 uses weak auto-generated passwords for new subscribers. These passwords are assigned when members subscribe without specifying their own password either by email or the web frontend. Knowledge of this password allows an attacker to gain access to the list archi...

Nortel Networks Contivity VPN Client information leakage vulnerability

Overview The Nortel Networks Contivity VPN Client authentication error message provide additional information that may be useful to an attacker. Description The Nortel Networks Contivity VPN Client software provides an encrypted and authenticated VPN connection from a client system to a Nortel...

CA UniCenter Management Portal Username Enumeration Vulnerability

CA UniCenter Management Portal Username Enumeration Vulnerability Package: CA UniCenter Management Portal Vendor Web Site: http://www.ca.com Versions: UniCenter Management Portal 2.0 and 3.1 Platform: Windows Local: No Remote: Yes Fix Available: Yes Advisory Author: Thomas Adams...

Agobot.FO Backdoor Detection

The remote host has the Agobot.FO backdoor installed. This backdoor is known to: - Scan local networks for common Microsoft vulnerabilities. - Scan local networks for exploitable DameWare systems. - Brute force local Microsoft machine User accounts. - Connect to an IRC channel and setup a BOT for...

CVE-2003-1230

The implementation of SYN cookies syncookies in FreeBSD 4.5 through 5.0-RELEASE-p3 uses only 32-bit internal keys when generating syncookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force ISN guessing attacks and spoof legitimate traffic...

CVE-2003-1363

The remote web management interface of Aprelium Technologies Abyss Web Server 1.1.2 and earlier does not log connection attempts to the web management port 9999, which allows remote attackers to mount brute force attacks on the administration console without detection...

Microsoft IIS Authentication Method Enumeration

The remote host appears to be running a version of IIS which allows remote users to determine which authentication schemes are required for confidential web pages. That is, by requesting valid web pages with purposely invalid credentials, you can ascertain whether or not the authentication scheme...

Cisco LEAP - Password Disclosure

Cisco LEAP - Password Disclosure source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8755/info It has been reported that Cisco LEAP Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol is prone to a password disclosure weakness that may allow a remote user to steal user passwords. The issue may be exploited out ...

CVE-2003-0402

The default login template /vgn/login in Vignette StoryServer 5 and Vignette V/5 generates different responses whether a user exists or not, which allows remote attackers to identify valid usernames via brute force attacks...

CVE-2003-0402

CVE-2003-0402 affects Vignette StoryServer 5 and Vignette V/5, where the default login template (/vgn/login) returns different responses depending on whether a user exists. This behavior allows remote attackers to identify valid usernames via brute force, enabling username enumeration. The NVD en...

S21SEC-020 - Vignette user enumeration

ID: S21SEC-020-en Title: Vignette user enumeration Date: 15/03/2003 Status: Vendor contacted and solution available Scope: Enumeration of user status Platforms: All Author: rpinuaga Location: http://www.s21sec.com/es/avisos/s21sec-020-en.txt Release: External S 2 1 S E C http://www.s21sec.com...

CVE-2003-0343

BlackMoon FTP Server 2.6 Free Edition, and possibly other distributions and versions, generates an "Account does not exist" error message when an invalid username is entered, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force attacks...

CVE-2003-0343

BlackMoon FTP Server 2.6 Free Edition (and possibly other versions) returns an "Account does not exist" message when an invalid username is provided, enabling an attacker to enumerate valid accounts and, as a consequence, facilitate brute‑force login attempts. The Nessus plugin confirms the enume...

CVE-2003-0343

BlackMoon FTP Server 2.6 Free Edition, and possibly other distributions and versions, generates an "Account does not exist" error message when an invalid username is entered, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force attacks...

MySQL 3.x/4.0.x - Weak Password Encryption

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7500/info MySQL has been reported to implement a weak password encryption algorithm. It has been reported that the MySQL function used to encrypt MySQL passwords makes just one pass over the password and employs a weak left shift based cipher. The hash...

CVE-2001-0978

login in HP-UX 10.26 does not record failed login attempts in /var/adm/btmp, which could allow attackers to conduct brute force password guessing attacks without being detected or observed using the lastb program...

Microsoft Windows SMB Registry : Winlogon Cached Password Weakness

The registry key 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ Winlogon\CachedLogonsCount' is not 0. Using a value greater than 0 for the CachedLogonsCount key indicates that the remote Windows host locally caches the passwords of the users when they login, in order to continue to allow the...

CVE-2002-2410

openwebmail.pl in Open WebMail 1.7 and 1.71 reveals sensitive information in error messages and generates different responses whether a user exists or not, which allows remote attackers to identify valid usernames via brute force attacks and obtain certain configuration and version information...

CVE-2002-2119

Novell eDirectory 8.6.2 and 8.7 use case insensitive passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force password guessing...

CVE-2002-1065

Thomas Hauck Jana Server 2.x through 2.2.1, and 1.4.6 and earlier, does not restrict the number of unsuccessful login attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges via brute force username and password guessing...