efingerd 1.61 and earlier, when configured without the -u option, executes .efingerd files as the efingerd user (typically "nobody"), which allows local users to gain privileges as the efingerd user by modifying their own .efingerd file and running finger.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:49:28.476Z

Reserved: 2002-06-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-0424

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-20T23:39:03.567

Link: CVE-2002-0424

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