CVE-1999-1165

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

GNU fingerd 1.37 does not properly drop privileges before accessing user information, which could allow local users to (1) gain root privileges via a malicious program in the .fingerrc file, or (2) read arbitrary files via symbolic links from .plan, .forward, or .project files.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93268249021561&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/2478Exploit, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/535Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93268249021561&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/2478Exploit, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/535Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 21, 1999
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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