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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-0708 · published 21 September 1999

CVE-1999-0708: Infodrom cfingerd vulnerability

Infodrom · Cfingerd

Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.81% · top 44.8%
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.81%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/651
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/651

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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-1999-0813Infodrom 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%5.0CVE-1999-0259Infodrom cfingerd vulnerabilitycfingerd lists all users on a system via search.**@target.EPSS 1.4%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-0708), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.