CVE-2000-1220
CVE-2000-1220
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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.
EPSS 14.2% · Public exploit · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
Original sources
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000109
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2000/Jan/0116.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/927
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3841
- http://www.l0pht.com/advisories/lpd_advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/39001
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-002.html
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/lpd_advisory.txt
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1220