CVE-2000-1220

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 exploiting a weakness in sendmail's handling of arbitrary command line arguments, specifically via the -C option used to specify a configuration file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges, posing a significant security risk.

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