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CVE-2002-0424

efingerd 1.61 and earlier, when configured without the -u option, executes .efingerd files as the efingerd user (typically "nobody"), which…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 26%
Public exploits
0
none known

efingerd 1.61 and earlier, when configured without the -u option, executes .efingerd files as the efingerd user (typically "nobody"), which allows local users to gain privileges as the efingerd user by modifying their own .efingerd file and running finger.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/4240 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk /~garabik/efingerd/efingerd_1.6.2.tar.gz · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/8381.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0050.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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