The default configuration of the DVI print filter (dvips) in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and earlier does not run dvips in secure mode when dvips is executed by lpd, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges by printing a DVI file that contains malicious commands.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-06-25T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:06.859Z

Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-1002

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-08-31T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2017-10-10T01:29:57.890

Link: CVE-2001-1002

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-1002 - Bugzilla