CVE-1999-0243
HighExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk73th percentile - higher than 73% of all known CVEs
Summary
The cfingerd service in Linux could be exploited to gain root access.
Risk Assessment
If this vulnerability is exploited, an attacker could gain full system privileges, posing a serious security threat to the organization.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update cfingerd to the latest version and monitor the system for unauthorized access attempts.
Other vulnerabilities in cfingerd
See all- CVE-1999-0708High
Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.
- CVE-1999-0813High
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.
- CVE-1999-0259Medium
CVE-1999-0259 affects the cfingerd tool, which allows listing all users on a system via a query in the format search.@target.
Original NVD description (English source)
Linux cfingerd could be exploited to gain root access.