Vulnerability CVE-1999-0492

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0492 (CCN-5393)

Assigned:

1999-04-23

Published:

1999-04-23

Updated:

2022-08-17

Summary:

The ffingerd 1.19 allows remote attackers to identify users on the target system based on its responses.

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 (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

10.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A: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 Type:

CWE-Other

Vulnerability Consequences:

Obtain Information

References:

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Fri, 23 Apr 1999 19:26:13 +0300
Ffingerd privacy issues

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Fri, 23 Apr 1999 19:43:33 +0200
Re: Ffingerd privacy issues

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0492

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5948
ffingerd .nofinger Remote User Enumeration

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1841
Ffingerd Username Validity Disclosure Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ffinger-user-info(5393)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0492

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable