# CVE-2001-1002: Command injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can gain privileges by sending a malicious DVI file to the print service due to insecure default configuration.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jun 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-28fj-h7cm-23g6

## What is CVE-2001-1002?

CVE-2001-1002 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 25 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The default configuration of the DVI print filter (dvips) in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and earlier does not run dvips in secure mode when dvips is executed by lpd, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges by printing a DVI file that contains malicious commands.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1002?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-1002?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-1002 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1002 exists.

Public exploit code:

- RedHat 6.2/7.0/7.1 Lpd - Remote Command Execution via DVI Printfilter Configuration Error (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux

- [CVE-2000-1220](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1220/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0248/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-1542](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1542/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-1299](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1299/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2000-0322](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0322/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-1002 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-1002 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 25 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1002 exists.

Affected product: Redhat Linux. 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-2001-1002/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1002/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1002
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1002
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-1002

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