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in.fingerd Pipe Input Arbitrary Command Execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 10126

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a remote command execution vulnerability.

Description

It is possible to force the remote finger daemon to execute arbitrary commands by issuing requests like :

 finger |command_to_execute@target An attacker may use this bug to gain a shell on this host.

Solution

Disable your finger daemon if you do not use it, or apply the latest patches from your vendor.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/1997/Aug/73

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/1997/Aug/96

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 10126

File Name: in_fingerd.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/22/1999

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/1997

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0152