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…
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2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.9%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
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 · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 22 April 1998
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- lprold/lprold · bsd/lpr · freebsd/freebsd · openbsd/openbsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.