GNU fingerd 1.37 does not properly drop privileges before accessing user information, which could allow local users to (1) gain root privileges via a malicious program in the .fingerrc file, or (2) read arbitrary files via symbolic links from .plan, .forward, or .project files.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.815Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1165

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-07-21T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2016-10-18T02:01:53.120

Link: CVE-1999-1165

cve-icon Redhat

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