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CVE-2000-1220

BSD / Linux - 'lpr' Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

10.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 1996-10-25 First Exploit
  • 2000-01-08 CVE Published
  • 2005-04-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-03-28 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.1
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.2
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.3
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.4
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.5
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.6
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.7
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.8
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.9
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.10
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.11
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.12
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.13
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.14f
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.14m
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.15f
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.15m
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.16f
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.16m
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.17f
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.17m
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.18f
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Sgi
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Irix
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6.5.18m
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Redhat
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Linux
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4.0
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Redhat
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Linux
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4.1
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Redhat
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Linux
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4.2
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Redhat
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Linux
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5.0
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Redhat
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Linux
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5.1
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Redhat
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Linux
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5.2
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i386
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Redhat
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Linux
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6.0
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Redhat
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Linux
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6.1
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i386
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