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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-1999-0708 json

Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.

published 1999-09-21 27 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0690

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-19504)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-19504 Martin Schulze Cfingerd 1.4.2 - GECOS Buffer Overflow local, 1999-09-21

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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