CVE-1999-0708
HighExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk52th percentile - higher than 52% of all known CVEs
Summary
Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.
Risk Assessment
Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized users gaining full control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update cfingerd to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict system access to trusted users.
Other vulnerabilities in cfingerd
See all- 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-1999-0243High
The cfingerd service in Linux could be exploited to gain root access.
- 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)
Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.