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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1083 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.617Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1102

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1102

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