Vulnerability in Immunix
CVE-2000-1208
Format string vulnerability in startprinting() function of printjob.c in BSD-based lpr lpd package may allow local users to gain privileges via an improper syslog call that uses format strings from the checkremote() call.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Immunix — versions 6.2
- NetBSD — versions 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2
- OpenBSD — versions 2.7
- Red Hat Linux — versions 7.0
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/5286.php (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1711 (vdb-entry)
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/137555 (mailing-list)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-066.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)