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CVE-2000-1220: redhat linux

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2000-1220
Published 21-04-2005Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2000-1220 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in redhat linux. EPSS estimates a 14.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
14.22%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 21-04-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The line printer daemon (lpd) in the lpr package in multiple Linux operating systems allows local users to gain root privileges by causing sendmail to execute with arbitrary command line arguments, as demonstrated using the -C option to specify a configuration file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

14.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 14.22% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
14.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    BSD / Linux - 'lpr' Local Privilege Escalation

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • lpr< 1:0.48-1
Redhat1 product
  • linux4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.1
Sgi1 product
  • irix6.5 | 6.5.1 | 6.5.2 | 6.5.3 | 6.5.4 | 6.5.5 | 6.5.6 | 6.5.7 | 6.5.8 | 6.5.9 | 6.5.10 | 6.5.11 | 6.5.12 | 6.5.13 | 6.5.14f | 6.5.14m | 6.5.15f | 6.5.15m | 6.5.16f | 6.5.16m | 6.5.17f | 6.5.17m | 6.5.18f | 6.5.18m

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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