CVE-2000-1220

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    CVE-2000-1220

    Published: 8 Jan 2000Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021104-01-P, http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/lpd_advisory.txt, http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000109, http://www.l0pht.com/advisories/lpd_advisory, http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2000/Jan/0116.html, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/39001, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-002.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/927, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3841

    Affected packages

    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