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    CVE-1999-1102

    lpr on SunOS 4.1.1, BSD 4.3, A/UX 2.0.1, and other BSD-based operating systems allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack that is triggered after invoking lpr 1000 times.

    Published:Dec 31, 1999
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Mar 9, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.00121
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    A Ux
    Vendor
    Bsd
    Product
    Bsd
    Vendor
    Sgi
    Product
    Irix
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Sunos

    Exploits

    http://www.phreak.org/archives/security/8lgm/8lgm.lprhttp://www.phreak.org/archives/security/8lgm/8lgm.lpr

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High