DEBIAN-CVE-2000-1220

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2000-1220
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2000-1220.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2000-1220
Upstream
Published
2000-01-08T05:00:00Z
Modified
2025-11-17T23:01:11.172821Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / lpr

Package

Name
lpr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lpr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.48-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / lpr

Package

Name
lpr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lpr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.48-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / lpr

Package

Name
lpr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lpr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.48-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}