Cfingerd
Vendor:
First CVE: May 23, 1997 · Active for 29 years
5
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 77% of tracked products
1.7
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 59% of tracked products
7.3
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 46% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Cfingerd over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
May 23, 1997
29 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Oct 18, 2001
9,045 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Cfingerd5 CVEs
20%
60%
20%
All CVEs352,231 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHighCritical
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network1 (20.0%)
Unknown4 (80.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low1 (20.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown4 (80.0%)
User Interaction
None1 (20.0%)
Unknown4 (80.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None1 (20.0%)
Unknown4 (80.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (5 CVEs).
5 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2001-0609CRITICAL Format string vulnerability in Infodrom cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier allows a remote attacker to gain additional privileges via a malformed ident reply that is passed to the syslog f | Aug 2, 2001 | 9.8 | 50 | NO | YES |
CVE-2001-0735HIGH Buffer overflow in cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier with the ALLOW_LINE_PARSING option enabled allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long line in the .nofinger file. | Oct 18, 2001 | 7.2 | 27 | NO | YES |
CVE-1999-0708HIGH Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field. | Sep 21, 1999 | 7.2 | 27 | NO | YES |
CVE-1999-0813HIGH 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. | Aug 10, 1999 | 7.2 | 18 | NO | NO |
CVE-1999-0259MEDIUM cfingerd lists all users on a system via search.**@target. | May 23, 1997 | 5.0 | 15 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (5 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
3 CVEs
60.0% of CVEs· 93rd percentile
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (5 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (5 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Cfingerd
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4.3 | 1 | 7.2 | 1.6% | 0 | 1 |
| 1.4.2 | 2 | 7.2 | 1.2% | 0 | 2 |
| 1.4.1 | 1 | 7.2 | 1.6% | 0 | 1 |
| 1.2.2 | 1 | 5.0 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |