CVE-2003-0144 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges via buffer overflow in the lprm command using long 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-2003-0144?
CVE-2003-0144 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 14 Mar 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the lprm command in the lprold lpr package on SuSE 7.1 through 7.3, OpenBSD 3.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via long command line arguments such as (1) request ID or (2) user name.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0144?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Bsd Lpr, Freebsd Freebsd, Lprold Lprold, Openbsd Openbsd.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0144?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2003-0144 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0144 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0144, DSA-267, DSA-275, GHSA-45pq-qjc7-hf9c.