CVE-2001-0735

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Published Oct 12, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier with the ALLOW_LINE_PARSING option enabled allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long line in the .nofinger file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:infodrom:cfingerd:1.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infodrom:cfingerd:1.4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infodrom:cfingerd:1.4.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0720	Buffer overflow in cfingerd 1.4.3 and earlier with the ALLOW_LINE_PARSING option enabled allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long line in the .nofinger file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.640% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-066
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/01071120191900.00788%40localhost.localdomain
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192844
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2914
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6744

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Infodrom Cfingerd

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:30 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 12, 2001, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:30 AM
Reserved: Oct 12, 2001, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 18, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

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