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Vulnerability record · CVE-2001-0735 · published 18 October 2001

CVE-2001-0735: Infodrom cfingerd vulnerability

Infodrom · Cfingerd

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.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.6% · top 24.6%
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
1.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

LinkTags
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-066 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/01071120191900.00788%40localhost.localdomain
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192844 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2914 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6744
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-066 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/01071120191900.00788%40localhost.localdomain
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192844 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2914 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6744

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2001-0735), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.