CVE-1999-0990

gdm - Information Disclosure via Verbose Authentication Error Messages

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Error messages generated by gdm with the VerboseAuth setting allows an attacker to identify valid users on a system.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0990

Scores

EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 31.9%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
gnome/gdm 2.0_beta4
Published Dec 05, 1999
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026