CVE-2001-0353

Description

Buffer overflow in the line printer daemon (in.lpd) for Solaris 8 and earlier allows local and remote attackers to gain root privileges via a "transfer job" routine.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.48% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory iss.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6718	vdb entry
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-15.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/206	vendor advisory
http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise80.php	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2894	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0353?: CVE-2001-0353 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0353?: To fix CVE-2001-0353, 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-2001-0353 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-0353 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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