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CVE-2002-0424

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2002-08-12 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Efingerd Efingerd

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References