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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-0259 · published 23 May 1997
CVE-1999-0259: Infodrom cfingerd vulnerability
Infodrom · Cfingerd
cfingerd lists all users on a system via search.**@target.
5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.4% · top 28.5%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD
Description
cfingerd lists all users on a system via search.**@target.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
9.8CVE-2001-0609Infodrom cfingerd vulnerabilityFormat string vulnerability in Infodrom cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier allows a remote attacker to gain additional privileges via a malformed ident reply…EPSS 18%7.2CVE-2001-0735Infodrom cfingerd vulnerabilityBuffer 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…EPSS 1.6%7.2CVE-1999-0708Infodrom cfingerd vulnerabilityBuffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.EPSS 0.81%7.2CVE-1999-0813Infodrom cfingerd vulnerabilityCfingerd with ALLOW_EXECUTION enabled does not properly drop privileges when it executes a program on behalf of the user, allowing local users to gai…EPSS 0.47%
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-0259), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
