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TI-1999-00256 Aliases CVE-1999-0259GHSA-m4g2-9rpr-wc96

cfingerd lists all users on a system via search.**@target.

Priority LOW 26Published · 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 · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

cfingerd lists all users on a system via search.**@target.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01403 72nd 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:infodrom:cfingerd:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableInfodrom
  • cpe:2.3:a:infodrom:cfingerd:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·Infodrom

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0259
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m4g2-9rpr-wc96

References

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  • TI-2001-00594 Format string vulnerability in Infodrom cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier allows a remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2001-00706 Buffer overflow in cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier with the ALLOW_LINE_PARSING option enabled… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-1999-00659 Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-1999-00763 Cfingerd with ALLOW_EXECUTION enabled does not properly drop privileges when it executes… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

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