VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-1999-0708

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.81%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1999-09-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.

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