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Debian Security Advisory DSA 267-1 (lpr)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.2

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

16 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

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Summary

The remote host is missing an update to lpr announced via advisory DSA 267-1.

Insight

Insight

A buffer overflow has been discovered in lpr, a BSD lpr/lpd line printer spooling system. This problem can be exploited by a local user to gain root privileges, even if the printer system is set up properly. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2000.05.07-4.3. For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem has been fixed in version 0.48-1.1. For the stable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2000.05.07-4.20. We recommend that you upgrade your lpr package immediately.

Solution

Solution

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20267-1

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