CVE-2000-1220

NameCVE-2000-1220
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
lpr (PTS)jessie1:2008.05.17.1fixed
stretch1:2008.05.17.2fixed
buster, bullseye1:2008.05.17.3fixed
bookworm1:2008.05.17.3+nmu1fixed
sid, trixie1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
lprsource(unstable)1:0.48-1

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