VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-0032
Buffer overflow in lpr, as used in BSD-based systems including Linux, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root via a long -C (classification) command line option.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.99%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in lpr, as used in BSD-based systems including Linux, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root via a long -C (classification) command line option.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.99% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sgi/irix · bsdi/bsd os · freebsd/freebsd · next/nextstep · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980402-01-PX
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/i-042.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/707
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980402-01-PX
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/i-042.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/707
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.