CVE-2000-1221
- 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 authenticates by comparing the reverse-resolved hostname of the local machine to the hostname of the print server as returned by gethostname, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access controls by modifying the DNS for the attacking IP.
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
- A010800-vvendor-advisory
- 927vdb-entry
- RHSA-2000:002vendor-advisory
- VU#30308third-party-advisory
- 20000108 Quadruple Inverted Backflipvendor-advisory
- redhat-lpd-auth(3840)vdb-entry
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