# CVE-2000-1208: Memory corruption in n/a

> Local attackers can exploit a format string vulnerability in BSD lpr to gain elevated privileges via improper syslog calls.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Aug 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x8pj-r335-vm92

## What is CVE-2000-1208?

CVE-2000-1208 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 1 Aug 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Format string vulnerability in startprinting() function of printjob.c in BSD-based lpr lpd package may allow local users to gain privileges via an improper syslog call that uses format strings from the checkremote() call.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1208?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Immunix Immunix, Netbsd Netbsd, Openbsd Openbsd, Redhat Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2000-1208?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1208 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2000-1208 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netbsd Netbsd

- [CVE-2002-1565](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1565/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2000-1213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1213/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2000-1214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1214/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2001-0641](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0641/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2001-0116](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0116/): Path traversal in n/a (low 1.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-1208 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2000-1208 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 1 Aug 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netbsd Netbsd. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1208/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1208/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1208
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1208
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-1208

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