CVE-1999-0612 Information disclosure in n/a
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Check this codebase for CVE-1999-0612 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-0612 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0612 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Windows 2000. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0612/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0612/index.md)
The finger service exposes valid user information to any network entity, allowing attackers to enumerate users without authentication.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-1999-0612?
CVE-1999-0612 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A version of finger is running that exposes valid user information to any entity on the network.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0612?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Gnu Finger Service, Gnu Fingerd, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0612?
Change a configuration setting.
Is CVE-1999-0612 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0612 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-6422, GHSA-8873-vgfq-r935.