CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-1999-0612

UNSCOREDEPSS 99th pctl

Description

A version of finger is running that exposes valid user information to any entity on the network.

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3.1 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

67.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days
99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-1999-0612?

No published fix for CVE-1999-0612 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

Is CVE-1999-0612 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-1999-0612 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 67.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.