CVE-2000-1220 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14.2% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 14.22% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-01-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| redhat | linux |
| sgi | irix |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | BSD / Linux - 'lpr' Local Privilege Escalation | 1996-10-25 |
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021104-01-P
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2000/Jan/0116.html
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/lpd_advisory.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000109
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/39001
- http://www.l0pht.com/advisories/lpd_advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-002.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/927
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3841
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021104-01-P
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2000/Jan/0116.html
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/lpd_advisory.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000109
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/39001
- http://www.l0pht.com/advisories/lpd_advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-002.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/927
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3841
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