CVE-2003-0144

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the lprm command in the lprold lpr package on SuSE 7.1 through 7.3, OpenBSD 3.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via long command line arguments such as (1) request ID or (2) user name.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.25%

Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030406-02-P	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-275	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7025	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:059	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/8293	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_014_lprold.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-267	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104690434504429&w=2	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104714441925019&w=2	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11473	vdb entry
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.2/common/010_lprm.patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0144?: CVE-2003-0144 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0144?: To fix CVE-2003-0144, 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-2003-0144 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0144 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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