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CVE-2004-0243

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-11-23 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-203

Description

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.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: from 4.3.3 through 5.1

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-02/0313.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107583269206044&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15172
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-02/0313.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107583269206044&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15172

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