7.2

CVE-2003-0144: bsd lpr

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0144DSA-267DSA-275
Published 14-03-2003Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-0144 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in bsd lpr. EPSS estimates a 1.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
39/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.91%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 14-03-2003
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.91%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.91% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.91%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaselocalunixVerified

    BSD 'lpr' 2000.05.07/0.48/0.72 / lpr-ppd 0.72 - Local Buffer Overflow (1)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaselocalunixVerified

    BSD 'lpr' 2000.05.07/0.48/0.72 / lpr-ppd 0.72 - Local Buffer Overflow (2)

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • lpr< 1:2000.05.07-4.20 | < 2000.05.07-4.3
  • lpr-ppd< 0.72-2.1
Bsd1 product
  • lpr0.48 | 2000-05-07
Freebsd1 product
  • freebsdEOL2.2 | 2.2.2 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.4 | 2.2.5 | 2.2.6
Lprold1 product
Openbsd1 product
  • openbsdEOL2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2

5 vendors · 6 products

References

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