VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-1999-0813

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1999-08-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Cfingerd with ALLOW_EXECUTION enabled does not properly drop privileges when it executes a program on behalf of the user, allowing local users to gain root privileges.

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