CVE-1999-0501
A Unix account has a guessable password.
4.6 Medium
A Unix account has a guessable password.
Exploit likelihood
0.39%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A Unix account has a guessable password.
- Record
CVE-1999-0501- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A Unix account has a guessable password.
- Record
CVE-1999-0501- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0499 No score
A Unix account has a guessable password.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0499- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jhgj-8jhr-ww2p No score
A Unix account has a guessable password.
A Unix account has a guessable password.
- Record
GHSA-jhgj-8jhr-ww2p- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0501 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6), published June 1, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.