CVE-2006-1788 (GCVE-0-2006-1788)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-04-13 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 17:27
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Summary
Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions 6.0, during log on, provides different error messages depending on whether the user ID is valid or invalid, which allows remote attackers to more easily identify valid user IDs via brute force attacks.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2006-04-11 00:00
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