TI-1999-00763 Aliases CVE-1999-0813 GHSA-hqpc-mh2m-mmv8

Cfingerd with ALLOW_EXECUTION enabled does not properly drop privileges when it executes…

LOW 32Published 2000-04-18 · Updated 2024-08-01

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Cfingerd with ALLOW_EXECUTION enabled does not properly drop privileges when it executes a program on behalf of the user, allowing local users to gain root privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00467 40th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:infodrom:cfingerd::::::::	up to 1.4.0	Vulnerable	Infodrom

cpe:2.3:a:infodrom:cfingerd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Infodrom

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0813
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hqpc-mh2m-mmv8

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-1999-00256 cfingerd lists all users on a system via search.**@target. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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