Vulnerability in Sgi Irix
CVE-2000-1220
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/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: 0.142 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.142 · newest: 0.142 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sgi Irix — versions 6.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.2
- Red Hat Linux — versions 4.0, 4.1, 4.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2000/20000109 (vendor-advisory)
- seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2000/Jan/0116.html (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/927 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3841 (vdb-entry)
- www.l0pht.com/advisories/lpd_advisory (vendor-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/39001 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-002.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/lpd_advisory.txt
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2000-1220?
- CVE-2000-1220 is a vulnerability in Sgi Irix. Published 2000-01-08.
- Is CVE-2000-1220 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.