CVE-2000-0118 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2000-0118

The Red Hat Linux su program does not log failed...

Vulnerability Description

The Red Hat Linux su program does not log failed password guesses if the su process is killed before it times out, which allows local attackers to conduct brute force password guessing.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux, solaris, sunos
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0, 2.1, 3.0.3, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 2.4, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5

Timeline

Official Publish: February 8th, 2000
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 17th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.