CVE-2000-1220
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 21, 2005
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 21, 2005
Description
The line printer daemon (lpd) in the lpr package in multiple Linux operating systems allows local users to gain root privileges by causing sendmail to execute with arbitrary command line arguments, as demonstrated using the -C option to specify a configuration file.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20000109 lpr -- access control problem and root exploitvendor-advisory
- 20000108 L0pht Advisory: LPD, RH 4.x,5.x,6.xmailing-list
- 927vdb-entry
- redhat-lpd-print-control(3841)vdb-entry
- 20000108 Quadruple Inverted Backflipvendor-advisory
- VU#39001third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2000:002vendor-advisory
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/lpd_advisory.txt
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