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.
Published 2000-01-08 05:00:00
Updated 2017-07-11 01:29:03
Source MITRE
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-1220

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.07%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 84 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2000-1220

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
10.0
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
10.0
10.0
NIST

References for CVE-2000-1220

Products affected by CVE-2000-1220

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