CVE-1999-0150

Summary

CVE-1999-0150 is a vulnerability affecting the Perl fingerd program. This issue grants remote users the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the vulnerable system. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker could gain unauthorized access and potentially cause significant damage to the affected system. The Perl fingerd program, a service used for querying user information on a system, fails to adequately restrict command execution, leading to this serious security concern. Users should urgently update or replace vulnerable instances of the Perl fingerd program to mitigate this risk.

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