Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2000-1220
CVE-2000-1220
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.
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Affected products
32cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 23 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.14f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.14m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.15f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.15m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.16f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.16m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.17f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.17m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.18f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.18m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/39001nvdUS Government Resource
- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021104-01-Pnvd
- seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2000/Jan/0116.htmlnvd
- www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/lpd_advisory.txtnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2000/20000109nvd
- www.l0pht.com/advisories/lpd_advisorynvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-002.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/927nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3841nvd
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