NG: Authentication result varies for existent and non-existent users
Published May 22, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.56%
Description
The web interface in Open Computer and Software Inventory Next Generation (OCS Inventory NG) 1.01 generates different error messages depending on whether a username is valid, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.01
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01558) | 74.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01558) | 71.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.55% (0.00545) | 65.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 78.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 76.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 74.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00521) | 73.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=529344 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35157 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35313 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.ocsinventory-ng.org/index.php?mact=News%2Ccntnt01%2Cdetail%2C0&cntnt01articleid=133&cntnt01returnid=69 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35023 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1769 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502250 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1769
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1769
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00050.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00057.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00063.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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