VulnerabilityModified
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…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- efingerd/efingerd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0050.html
- http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/efingerd/efingerd_1.6.2.tar.gz
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8381.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4240Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0050.html
- http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/efingerd/efingerd_1.6.2.tar.gz
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8381.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4240Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.