CVE-2000-1220

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.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.62% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory l0pht.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000109	vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2000/Jan/0116.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/927	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3841	vdb entry
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021104-01-P	vendor advisory
http://www.l0pht.com/advisories/lpd_advisory	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/39001	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-002.html	vendor advisory
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/lpd_advisory.txt

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-1220?: CVE-2000-1220 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-1220?: To fix CVE-2000-1220, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-1220 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-1220 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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