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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-08T02:49:28.476Z
Reserved: 2002-06-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2002-0424

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Status : Modified
Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-20T23:39:03.567
Link: CVE-2002-0424

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