VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0735
Buffer overflow in cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier with the ALLOW_LINE_PARSING option enabled allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long line in the .nofinger file.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.64%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier with the ALLOW_LINE_PARSING option enabled allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long line in the .nofinger file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.64% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- infodrom/cfingerd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-066Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/01071120191900.00788%40localhost.localdomain
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192844Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2914Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6744
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-066Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/01071120191900.00788%40localhost.localdomain
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192844Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2914Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6744
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.