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.
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EUVD-2000-1202 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T05:45:37.471Z
Reserved: 2005-04-21T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2000-1220
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2000-01-08T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2000-1220
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