CVE-2003-0144
Buffer overflow in the lprm command in the lprold lpr package on SuSE 7.1 through 7.3, OpenBSD 3.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via long command line arguments such as (1) request ID or…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the lprm command in the lprold lpr package on SuSE 7.1 through 7.3, OpenBSD 3.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via long command line arguments such as (1) request ID or (2) user name.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.91% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- lprold/lprold · bsd/lpr · freebsd/freebsd · openbsd/openbsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.2/common/010_lprm.patch
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030406-02-P
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104690434504429&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104714441925019&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8293
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-267
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-275
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:059
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_014_lprold.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7025Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11473
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.2/common/010_lprm.patch
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030406-02-P
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104690434504429&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104714441925019&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8293
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-267
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-275
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:059
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_014_lprold.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7025Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11473
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.