PT-2002-1089 · Lpr · Lpr

Published 2002-08-12 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2000-1208

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions lpr lpd package (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns a format string vulnerability in the startprinting() function of printjob.c. This vulnerability may allow local users to gain privileges via an improper syslog call that uses format strings from the checkremote() call.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-1208

Affected Products

Lpr

References · 6

• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-066.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/5286.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1208 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96994604300675&w=2 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1711 · Note
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/137555 · Note