CVE-2000-1220 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges by manipulating the line printer daemon to execute sendmail with arbitrary arguments.
- 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
What is CVE-2000-1220?
CVE-2000-1220 is a critical vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 21 Apr 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1220?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Redhat Linux, Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1220?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2000-1220 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1220 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2000-1220, GHSA-7v4g-j9jw-cxjp.