CVE-2004-0243
AIX 4.3.3 through AIX 5.1, when direct remote login is disabled, displays a different message if...
AIX 4.3.3 through AIX 5.1, when direct remote login is disabled, displays a different message if the password is correct, which allows remote attackers to guess the password via brute force methods.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
AIX 4.3.3 through AIX 5.1, when direct remote login is disabled, displays a different message if the password is correct, which allows remote attackers to guess the password via brute force methods.
- Record
CVE-2004-0243- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-203
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
AIX 4.3.3 through AIX 5.1, when direct remote login is disabled, displays a different message if the password is correct, which allows remote attackers to guess the password via brute force methods.
- Record
CVE-2004-0243- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0243 No score
AIX 4.3.3 through AIX 5.1, when direct remote login is disabled, displays a different message if the password is correct, which allows remote attackers to guess the password via brute force methods.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0243- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f7hc-7g36-w53c No score
AIX 4.3.3 through AIX 5.1, when direct remote login is disabled, displays a different message if...
AIX 4.3.3 through AIX 5.1, when direct remote login is disabled, displays a different message if the password is correct, which allows remote attackers to guess the password via brute force methods.
- Record
GHSA-f7hc-7g36-w53c- Weakness
- CWE-203
- 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-2004-0243 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ibm Aix, published March 18, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.68%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.