CVE-2000-0045

Summary

CVE-2000-1220 is a vulnerability affecting the line printer daemon (lpd) in the lpr package of multiple Linux operating systems. This issue permits local users to elevate their privileges to root level by tricking sendmail into executing arbitrary commands, utilizing the -C option to specify a custom configuration file. This security weakness poses a serious risk, as local users can potentially gain unrestricted access to the system. Updating the lpr package to a version free from this vulnerability is advised to mitigate this risk.

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