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Cfingerd 'search' Command Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Finger abuses
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
12 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is running Cfingerd service and is prone to information disclosure vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists due to an error in the finger service which allows to list all usernames on the host via 'search.**' command.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Cfingerd version 1.2.2
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Cfingerd version 1.2.3 or later