CVE-2002-0424 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00068.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Efingerd	Efingerd

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:efingerd:efingerd:1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:efingerd:efingerd:1.6.1:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0050.html
http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/efingerd/efingerd_1.6.2.tar.gz
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8381.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4240

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2002-0424

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

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

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

Link: CVE-2002-0424

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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