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CVE-2000-1220

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.

Published

2000-01-08T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System sgi irix 6.5 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.1 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.2 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.3 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.4 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.5 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.6 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.7 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.8 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.9 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.10 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.11 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.12 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.13 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.14f Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.14m Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.15f Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.15m Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.16f Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.16m Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.17f Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.17m Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.18f Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.18m Yes
Operating System redhat linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 4.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 4.2 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 5.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 5.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 5.2 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.1 Yes
References