CVE-1999-0259

Medium

Published: 23/05/1997(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk

1.40%

69th percentile - higher than 69% of all known CVEs

CVE-1999-0259 affects the cfingerd tool, which allows listing all users on a system via a query in the format search.@target.

The exposure of the user list may lead to increased risks of attacks such as phishing or brute force, threatening system security.

It is recommended to update cfingerd to the latest version or to implement alternative user management methods to minimize risk.

Original NVD description (English source)

cfingerd lists all users on a system via search.**@target.