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TI-2002-00409 Aliases CVE-2002-0424GHSA-rh22-xxw4-62vm

efingerd 1.61 and earlier, when configured without the -u option, executes .efingerd…

Priority LOW 21Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
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

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00329 26th 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:efingerd:efingerd:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableEfingerd
cpe:2.3:a:efingerd:efingerd:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1VulnerableEfingerd
  • cpe:2.3:a:efingerd:efingerd:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Efingerd
  • cpe:2.3:a:efingerd:efingerd:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Efingerd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0424
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rh22-xxw4-62vm

References

Patch 1

Other 2

  • TI-2002-00408 Buffer overflow in efingerd 1.5 and earlier, and possibly up to 1.61, allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

Sources

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