CVE-1999-0708 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root)
Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-0708 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-09-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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