CVE-1999-0813
Cfingerd with ALLOW_EXECUTION enabled does not properly drop privileges when it executes a...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-0813- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-0813- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0794 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0794- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqpc-mh2m-mmv8 No score
Cfingerd with ALLOW_EXECUTION enabled does not properly drop privileges when it executes a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hqpc-mh2m-mmv8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0813 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Infodrom Cfingerd, published August 10, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.