11017 : OpenVMS DECwindows/MOTIF User Account Lockout Weakness
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Disclosure Date
1993-02-13

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=1999-1324" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : VAXstations running Open VMS 5.3 through 5.5-2 with VMS DECwindows or MOTIF do not properly disable access to user accounts that exceed the break-in limit threshold for failed login attempts, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force password guessing.

Classification

Unknown or Incomplete

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 1999-1324 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 7225
CIAC Advisory: d-06

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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