CVE-2002-0424 Information

Description

efingerd 1.61 and earlier when configured without the -u option executes .efingerd files as the efingerd user (typically \nobody) which allows local users to gain privileges as the efingerd user by modifying their own .efingerd file and running finger.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0050.html http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/efingerd/efingerd_1.6.2.tar.gz http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8381.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4240