CVE-1999-1165

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 1999-07-21 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

GNU Fingerd: 1.37

References

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

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