CVE-2002-2119 (GCVE-0-2002-2119)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-08-05 04:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 16:27
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9229.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4893 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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