VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0915
fingerd in FreeBSD 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the target file name instead of a regular user name.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
fingerd in FreeBSD 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the target file name instead of a regular user name.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.39% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- freebsd/freebsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:54.fingerd.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0017.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/433
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1803Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5385
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:54.fingerd.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0017.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/433
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1803Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5385
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.