{"cve":"CVE-1999-1165","nvd":{"published":"1999-07-21T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:49:51.533","status":"Modified","description":"GNU fingerd 1.37 does not properly drop privileges before accessing user information, which could allow local users to (1) gain root privileges via a malicious program in the .fingerrc file, or (2) read arbitrary files via symbolic links from .plan, .forward, or .project files.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93268249021561&w=2","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/2478","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/535","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93268249021561&w=2","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/2478"],"products":["gnu:fingerd"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:01.030757803+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-1999-1165","score":0.0046,"percentile":0.39925,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}