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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-0794 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:48:38.080Z

Reserved: 1999-11-25T05:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0813

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-08-10T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-0813

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