CVE - CVE-2000-1221

CVE-ID
CVE-2000-1221	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 authenticates by comparing the reverse-resolved hostname of the local machine to the hostname of the print server as returned by gethostname, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access controls by modifying the DNS for the attacking IP.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
ATSTAKE:A010800-v URL:http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/lpd_advisory.txt L0PHT:20000108 Quadruple Inverted Backflip URL:http://www.l0pht.com/advisories/lpd_advisory DEBIAN:20000109 lpr -- access control problem and root exploit URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000109 REDHAT:RHSA-2000:002 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2000-002.html SGI:20021104-01-P URL:ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021104-01-P CERT-VN:VU#30308 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/30308 BID:927 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/927 XF:redhat-lpd-auth(3840) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3840
Assigning CNA
N/A
Date Entry Created
20050421	Disclaimer: The entry 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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