cvelist/1999/1xxx/CVE-1999-1165.json

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            "value" : "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."
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            "name" : "19990721 old gnu finger bugs",
            "refsource" : "BUGTRAQ",
            "url" : "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93268249021561&w=2"
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            "name" : "19950317 GNU finger 1.37 executes ~/.fingerrc with gid root",
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            "url" : "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/2478"
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