CVE-1999-1165

Exploit

EPSS 0.05%
Published 21.07.1999 04:00:00
Last modified 03.04.2025 01:03:51
Source cve@mitre.org
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GNU fingerd 1.37 does not properly drop privileges before accessing user information, which could allow local users to (1) gain root privileges via a malicious program in the .fingerrc file, or (2) read arbitrary files via symbolic links from .plan, .forward, or .project files.

Affected products Warnungen 0 Metrics 2 CWE 0 References 6

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

Gnu ≫ Fingerd Version1.37

Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.

EPSS Metriken
Type	Source	Score	Percentile
EPSS	FIRST.org	0.05%	0.123

CVSS Metriken
Source	Base Score	Exploit Score	Impact Score	Vector string
nvd@nist.gov	7.2	3.9	10	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93268249021561&w=2

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/2478

Vendor Advisory

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/535

Patch

Vendor Advisory

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1165

CVE Source (NVD)

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-1999-1165

CVE Source (JSON)

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-1999-1165

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