MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in the sockFinger_DataArrival function in efFingerD 0.2.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long finger command
Published Jul 19, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.79%
Description
Buffer overflow in the sockFinger_DataArrival function in efFingerD 0.2.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long finger command.
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:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.79% 0.01787
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01787
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01787) | 77.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01787) | 75.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.99% (0.00994) | 75.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.34% (0.01336) | 86.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 1.34% (0.01336) | 86.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01697) | 86.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.38% (0.02378) | 88.12th | 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)
- http://members.lycos.co.uk/r34ct/main/efFingerD.txt x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11573 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010094 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/5991 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16097 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://members.lycos.co.uk/r34ct/main/efFingerD.txt | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11573 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1010094 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5991 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16097 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 19, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 19, 2005
Link CVE-2004-2272
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a