CVE Catalog
CVE-1999-0197
HighExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk1.65%
73th percentile - higher than 73% of all known CVEs
Summary
The finger service on some systems may disclose information about certain user accounts.
Risk Assessment
Disclosure of user account information may lead to privacy violations and increased risk of attacks on those accounts.
Recommendation
It is recommended to disable the finger service or restrict its access to trusted users.
Other vulnerabilities in Usługa finger
See all- CVE-1999-0612Low
A version of the finger service is running, exposing valid user information to any entity on the network.
- CVE-1999-0105Low
The finger service allows recursive searches using a long string of @ symbols.
- CVE-1999-0106Low
Finger redirection allows the use of 'finger bombs', which can lead to unauthorized access or disruption of system operations.
Original NVD description (English source)
finger 0@host on some systems may print information on some user accounts.