Description
Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.
Published: 2000-01-18
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-0690 Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.
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Infodrom Cfingerd
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:48:37.532Z

Reserved: 1999-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0708

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-09-21T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0708

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