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TI-1999-00148 Aliases CVE-1999-0150GHSA-vxv4-vwqg-hwh9

The Perl fingerd program allows arbitrary command execution from remote users.

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Perl fingerd program allows arbitrary command execution from remote users.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03953 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fingerd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:fingerd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0150
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxv4-vwqg-hwh9

References

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  • TI-1999-00589 A version of finger is running that exposes valid user information to any entity on the network. CVSS 2.0LOW 0.0
  • TI-1999-01113 GNU fingerd 1.37 does not properly drop privileges before accessing user information… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

Sources

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