CVE-1999-0990
Error messages generated by gdm with the VerboseAuth setting allows an attacker to identify valid...
Error messages generated by gdm with the VerboseAuth setting allows an attacker to identify valid users on a system.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Error messages generated by gdm with the VerboseAuth setting allows an attacker to identify valid users on a system.
- Record
CVE-1999-0990- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Error messages generated by gdm with the VerboseAuth setting allows an attacker to identify valid users on a system.
- Record
CVE-1999-0990- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0971 No score
Error messages generated by gdm with the VerboseAuth setting allows an attacker to identify valid users on a system.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0971- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4v4f-rw7f-997r No score
Error messages generated by gdm with the VerboseAuth setting allows an attacker to identify valid...
Error messages generated by gdm with the VerboseAuth setting allows an attacker to identify valid users on a system.
- Record
GHSA-4v4f-rw7f-997r- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-1999-0990 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Gnome Gdm, published December 5, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.