PT-1999-1368 · Cfingerd · Cfingerd

Published 1999-08-10 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0813

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cfingerd (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns Cfingerd when ALLOW EXECUTION is enabled. It fails to properly drop privileges when executing a program on behalf of the user. This allows local users to gain root privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0813

Affected Products

Cfingerd

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0813 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0813 · Note