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Unscored Public exploit CVE-1999-0492 EUVD-1999-0491GHSA-43gm-x67w-cjp4

The ffingerd 1.19 allows remote attackers to identify users on the target system based on its responses.

Published Feb 4, 2000 · Updated Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The ffingerd 1.19 allows remote attackers to identify users on the target system based on its responses.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

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