Title: DG/UX in.fingerd Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
Description:
Data General DG/UX in.fingerd Remote Arbitrary Command Vulnerability
The version of fingerd in Digital General's DG/UX version 5.4R4.11MU02 fails to eliminate shell metacharacters in finger requests from remote users. As a result, thoughtfully-formed requests containing arbitrary commands may be run with root privilege.
Affected Products:
- Data General DG/UX 5.4 4.11.0MU02
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