Compaq Microcom 6000 Access Integrator Lockout Mechanism improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Compaq Microcom 6000 Access Integrator. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Lockout Mechanism. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-1152. There is not any exploit available. The application of restrictive firewalling is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Compaq Microcom 6000 Access Integrator (version now known). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Lockout Mechanism. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Compaq/Microcom 6000 Access Integrator does not disconnect a client after a certain number of failed login attempts, which allows remote attackers to guess usernames or passwords via a brute force attack.

The weakness was released 06/03/1998 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1152. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-14145. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

06/03/1998 🔍
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06/19/2014 +5860 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1152 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1152
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14146
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 15:45
Updated: 04/17/2026 13:21
Changes: 06/19/2014 15:45 (39), 04/03/2019 20:30 (9), 04/17/2026 13:21 (27)
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