CVE-2001-1583 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Solaris systems via crafted LPD job requests due to improper handling of control files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1583?
CVE-2001-1583 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 23 Sep 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
lpd daemon (in.lpd) in Solaris 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a job request with a crafted control file that is not properly handled when lpd invokes a mail program. NOTE: this might be the same vulnerability as CVE-2000-1220.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1583?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1583?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1583 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2001-1583 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1583 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 4 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Sunos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4xc7-h5vr-gqmj.