PT-2002-2769 · Finger · Finger

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2002-2048

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PFinger version 0.7.8

Description A buffer overflow issue exists, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long query value passed to certain options, including the finger program, -l, -d, and -t options. However, if PFinger is not setuid or setgid, this issue does not cross privilege boundaries.

Recommendations For PFinger version 0.7.8, consider restricting access to the finger program and the -l, -d, and -t options until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-2048

Affected Products

Finger

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2048 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102321152215055&w=2 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9269.php · Note