CVE - CVE-2000-1220

CVE-ID
CVE-2000-1220	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:927 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/927 BUGTRAQ:20000108 L0pht Advisory: LPD, RH 4.x,5.x,6.x URL:http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2000/Jan/0116.html CERT-VN:VU#39001 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/39001 DEBIAN:20000109 lpr -- access control problem and root exploit URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000109 L0PHT:20000108 Quadruple Inverted Backflip URL:~~http://www.l0pht.com/advisories/lpd_advisory~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine) MISC:~~http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/lpd_advisory.txt~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine) REDHAT:RHSA-2000:002 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-002.html SGI:20021104-01-P URL:ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021104-01-P XF:redhat-lpd-print-control(3841) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3841
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20050421	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20050421)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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