CVE-1999-0492

High

Published: 23/04/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 17/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk

9.19%

95th percentile - higher than 95% of all known CVEs

The vulnerability in ffingerd 1.19 allows remote attackers to identify users on the target system based on its responses.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gather information about users, potentially leading to further attacks or privacy breaches.

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of the software or implement appropriate security measures to restrict access to the service.

Original NVD description (English source)

The ffingerd 1.19 allows remote attackers to identify users on the target system based on its responses.