finger Redirect denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in finger. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Redirect Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0106. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in finger (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Redirect Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was released 03/01/1997. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0106. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10073 (Finger Recursive Request Arbitrary Site Redirection), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 31002 (Finger Daemon Accepts Forwarding of Requests).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 328.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (10073) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-385†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-13860. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 10073
Nessus Name: Finger Recursive Request Arbitrary Site Redirection
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OpenVAS ID: 802231
OpenVAS Name: Finger Redirection Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 328
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-FINGER bomb attempt
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Suricata ID: 2100328
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Timelineinfo

03/01/1997 🔍
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06/22/1999 +842 days 🔍
06/17/2014 +5474 days 🔍
04/16/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0106 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0106
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13861
Vulnerability Center: 385

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 01:00
Updated: 04/16/2026 16:58
Changes: 06/18/2014 01:00 (36), 04/03/2019 16:13 (24), 06/08/2024 09:05 (17), 10/27/2025 10:37 (5), 04/16/2026 16:58 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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