VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0353
Buffer overflow in the line printer daemon (in.lpd) for Solaris 8 and earlier allows local and remote attackers to gain root privileges via a "transfer job" routine.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 3.69%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the line printer daemon (in.lpd) for Solaris 8 and earlier allows local and remote attackers to gain root privileges via a "transfer job" routine.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.69% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sun/solaris · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/206
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-15.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2894
- http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise80.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6718
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/206
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-15.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2894
- http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise80.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6718
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.