Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 10, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0813

Description

Cfingerd with ALLOW_EXECUTION enabled does not properly drop privileges when it executes a program on behalf of the user, allowing local users to gain root privileges.

Affected products

Infodrom/Cfingerd
cpe:2.3:a:infodrom:cfingerd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.4.0
Cfingerd/cfingerdllm-fuzzy

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0813nvd

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