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CVE-1999-1029

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1999-05-13 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

SSH server (sshd2) before 2.0.12 does not properly record login attempts if the connection is closed before the maximum number of tries, allowing a remote attacker to guess the password without showing up in the audit logs.

Affected products

• Ssh2: 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5 (+6)

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92663402004280&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/277
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2193
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92663402004280&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/277
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2193

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