Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1152 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Compaq Microcom 6000 Firmware

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
compaq
CWE-307

Summary

Compaq/Microcom 6000 Access Integrator does not disconnect a client after a certain number of failed login attempts, which allows remote attackers to guess usernames or passwords via a brute force attack.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Compaq
1
Hardware
Compaq
1