VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1102
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.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.44%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sgi/irix · apple/a ux · bsd/bsd · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-25.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.aenigma.net/resources/maillist/bugtraq/1994/0091.htm
- http://www.phreak.org/archives/security/8lgm/8lgm.lprExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-25.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.aenigma.net/resources/maillist/bugtraq/1994/0091.htm
- http://www.phreak.org/archives/security/8lgm/8lgm.lprExploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.