Security Best Practice: Protection against CIFS Brute-Force Attacks

CIFS is an extension to the Message Block Server SMB protocol, a network protocol native to Windows systems which allows sharing of files and printers across a network. In recent years we have witnessed various worms attempting to compromise and spread through Windows machines with weak, default...

Ubuntu 4.10 : mailman vulnerabilities (USN-59-1)

Florian Weimer discovered a cross-site scripting vulnerability in mailman's automatically generated error messages. An attacker could craft an URL containing JavaScript or other content embedded into HTML which triggered a mailman error page. When an unsuspecting user followed this URL, the...

Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) Server Brute Force Logins With Default Credentials (TCP/IP Listener)

The remote Microsoft SQL MSSQL Server has a common / publicly known password for one or more accounts. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2005 HD Moore SPDX-FileCopyrightText: New / improved code since 2023 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C...

Fedora Core 3 : pam-0.77-66.2.13 (2005-1030)

This update fixes a security bug in unixchkpwd allowing brute-force attacks against passwords in /etc/shadow by a regular user when SELinux is enabled. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempte...

CVE-2004-2398

Netenberg Fantastico De Luxe 2.8 uses database file names that contain the associated usernames, which allows local users to determine valid usernames and conduct brute force attacks by reading the file names from /var/lib/mysql, which is assigned world-readable permissions by cPanel 9.3.0 R5...

CVE-2004-2394

Off-by-one error in passwd 0.68 and earlier, when using the --stdin option, causes passwd to use the first 78 characters of a password instead of the first 79, which results in a small reduction of the search space required for brute force attacks...

CVE-2004-2394

CVE-2004-2394 affects the passwd program (versions 0.68 and earlier). The root cause is an off-by-one error in the --stdin path, causing passwords to be truncated to the first 78 characters instead of 79, which reduces the brute-force search space. Remediation appears in connected advisories: Man...

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-2004-2313

Inter7 SqWebMail 3.4.1 through 3.6.1 generates different error messages for incorrect passwords versus correct passwords on non-mail-enabled accounts such as root, which allows remote attackers to guess the root password via brute force attacks...

CVE-2002-2014

Lotus Domino 5.0.8 web server is affected by CVE-2002-2014. The vulnerability arises because the server returns different error messages for valid versus invalid user names in HTTP requests, enabling remote attackers to enumerate valid accounts and facilitate brute-force attempts. The connected s...

CVE-2002-2014

Lotus Domino 5.0.8 web server returns different error messages when a valid or invalid user is provided in HTTP requests, which allows remote attackers to determine valid user names and makes it easier to conduct brute force attacks...

FreeBSD : mailman -- generated passwords are poor quality (b3cd00f7-c0c5-452d-87bc-086c5635333e)

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...

CVE-2001-1499

The CVE affects Check Point VPN-1 4.1SP4 with SecuRemote. The vulnerability arises from differing error messages for valid vs. invalid users, depending on authentication method, which can facilitate brute-force attempts. Affected component: VPN-1/SecuRemote authentication prompts. Impact: enables...

CVE-2001-0161

Cisco 340-series Aironet access point using firmware 11.01 does not use 6 of the 24 available IV bits for WEP encryption, which makes it easier for remote attackers to mount brute force attacks...

CVE-2001-0161

The CVE-2001-0161 entry concerns Cisco 340-series Aironet access points running firmware 11.01. The vulnerability arises because the device does not use 6 of the 24 available IV bits in WEP, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform brute-force attacks. The provided documents confirm ...

Aventail ASAP Platform Management Console Detection

The remote host seems to be an Aventail SSL VPN appliance, and it allows connections to its web console management. Letting attackers know that you are using such a device will help them to focus their attacks or will make them change their strategy. In addition to this, an attacker may attempt a...

Oracle Enterprise Manager Web Console Detection

The remote host appears to run Oracle Enterprise Manager; connections are allowed to the web console management. Letting attackers know that you are using this software will help them to focus their attack or will make them change their strategy. In addition to this, an attacker may attempt to se...

CVE-2005-0797

The CVE-2005-0797 entry concerns Novell iChain Mini FTP Server 2.3, where authentication error handling reveals whether a user exists. This information disclosure can facilitate brute-force attempts, since attackers can iterate valid usernames more efficiently. The available sources confirm the a...

CVE-2005-0797

Novell iChain Mini FTP Server 2.3 displays different error messages if a user exists or not, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and facilitates brute force attacks...

CVE-2003-1096

The Cisco LEAP challenge/response authentication mechanism uses passwords in a way that is susceptible to dictionary attacks, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges via brute force password guessing attacks...