Vulnerability in Efingerd
CVE-2002-0424
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.
EPSS: 0.003 (25.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Efingerd — versions 1.3, 1.6.1
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)