RCE in Sun Sunos
CVE-2001-1583
lpd daemon (in.lpd) in Solaris 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a job request with a crafted control file that is not properly handled when lpd invokes a mail program. NOTE: this might be the same vulnerability as CVE-2000-1220.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
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: 0.834 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.834 · newest: 0.834 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- metasploit.com/projects/Framework/modules/exploits/solaris_lpd_exec.pm (Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3274 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/15131 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7087 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/incidents/2001-08/0490.html (mailing-list, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2001-1583?
- CVE-2001-1583 is a vulnerability in Sun Sunos, classified under OS Command Injection. Published 2001-12-31.
- Is CVE-2001-1583 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.