Description
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.
Published: 2003-04-02
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-0421 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:49:28.476Z

Reserved: 2002-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0424

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2002-0424

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