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9.4	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability has been found in finger (affected version not known) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument 0@host with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

finger 0@host on some systems may print information on some user accounts.

The weakness was released 01/01/1999. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0197. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/19/2014). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10069 (Finger [email protected] Unused Account Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 332.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8378) and Tenable (10069). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 14297.

Productinfo

Name

• finger

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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0-Day	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
Today	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock

Nessus ID: 10069
Nessus Name: Finger [email protected] Unused Account Disclosure
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 902555
OpenVAS Name: Finger Service Unused Account Disclosure Vulnerability
OpenVAS File: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍
Snort ID: 332
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-FINGER 0 query
Snort Class: 🔍

Suricata ID: 2100332
Suricata Class: 🔍
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McAfee IPS: 🔍
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Timelineinfo

01/01/1999 🔍
01/01/1999 +0 days 🔍
01/01/1999 +0 days 🔍
06/22/1999 +172 days 🔍
12/17/2002 +1274 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +4202 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0197 (🔍)
X-Force: 8378
Vulnerability Center: 388 - \x270@host\x27 Request in Finger Service Discloses User Account Information, Low

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 23:10
Changes: 06/19/2014 23:10 (70)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:869

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