MEDIUM
fingerd in FreeBSD 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the target file name instead of a regular user name
Published Jan 22, 2001
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.39%
Description
fingerd in FreeBSD 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the target file name instead of a regular user name.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.39% 0.02389
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02389
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.39% (0.02389) | 83.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.39% (0.02389) | 81.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 76.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.67% (0.00674) | 80.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.67% (0.00674) | 79.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00674) | 76.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:54.fingerd.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0017.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.osvdb.org/433 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1803 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5385 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:54.fingerd.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0017.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/433 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1803 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5385 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 22, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Nov 24, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0915
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a