CVE-2003-0512
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.
Published:Jul 29, 2003
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Jul 29, 2003
EPSS Score:0.01674
CVSS Score:5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Ios
Cisco
Ios
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
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Required
Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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High
