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CVE-2000-1220
Published: Apr 21, 2005
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20000109 lpr -- access control problem and root exploit
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
20000108 L0pht Advisory: LPD, RH 4.x,5.x,6.x
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
927
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
redhat-lpd-print-control(3841)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
20000108 Quadruple Inverted Backflip
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_L0PHT
VU#39001
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT-VN
RHSA-2000:002
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/lpd_advisory.txt
x_refsource_MISC
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