VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2003-0512

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2003-08-27
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

Cisco IOS 12.2 and earlier generates a "% Login invalid" message instead of prompting for a password when an invalid username is provided, which allows remote attackers to identify valid usernames on the system and conduct brute force password guessing, as reported for the Aironet Bridge.

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