Vulnerability Name:

CCN-641

Published:1988-11-01
Updated:1988-11-01
Summary:Finger is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges. This vulnerability is named for Robert T. Morris (RTM), author of the Internet Worm that originally popularized this vulnerability.
CVSS v3 Severity:10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:10.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.4 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: COAST Security FTP Archive
Morris Worm article archive

Source: CCN
Type: Bill Maloy's Web site
Morris Worm

Source: CCN
Type: BID-2
BSD fingerd buffer overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
finger-rtm(641)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:windriver:bsdos:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    windriver bsdos 2.1