VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-1999-1165

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1999-07-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

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.

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