Unscored severity · published Jan 8, 2000
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…
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CVSS
14.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)14.2% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IR
Irix · Sgi
6.5; 6.5.1; 6.5.2; 6.5.3; 6.5.4; 6.5.5; +18 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Redhat
4.0; 4.1; 4.2; 5.0; 5.1; 5.2; +2 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1220
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1220
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2000/Jan/0116.html
www.atstake.com
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/lpd_advisory.txt
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000109
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/39001
www.l0pht.com
http://www.l0pht.com/advisories/lpd_advisory
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