EUVD-1999-1146

Malware in sbrugna...

CVE-1999-1165

GNU fingerd 1.37 does not properly drop privileges before accessing user information, which could allow local users to 1 gain root privileges via a malicious program in the .fingerrc file, or 2 read arbitrary files via symbolic links from .plan, .forward, or .project files...

CVE-1999-1165

GNU fingerd 1.37 is affected. The flaw is failure to drop privileges before accessing user information, enabling local attackers to (1) gain root via a malicious .fingerrc and (2) read arbitrary files via .plan/.forward/.project symbolic links. No patch/version or remediation is specified in the ...

CVE-1999-1165

GNU fingerd 1.37 does not properly drop privileges before accessing user information, which could allow local users to 1 gain root privileges via a malicious program in the .fingerrc file, or 2 read arbitrary files via symbolic links from .plan, .forward, or .project files...