CVE-1999-1102
NONE EPSS 35.0%
Published Dec 31, 199926y ago · Modified Jun 16, 20262w ago
Published Dec 31, 1999 26y ago
Last Modified Jun 16, 2026 2w ago
Description
lpr on SunOS 4.1.1, BSD 4.3, A/UX 2.0.1, and other BSD-based operating systems allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack that is triggered after invoking lpr 1000 times.
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
35.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available
Affected Products 4
References 3
- ciac.llnl.gov http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-25.shtml
- aenigma.net http://www.aenigma.net/resources/maillist/bugtraq/1994/0091.htm
- phreak.org http://www.phreak.org/archives/security/8lgm/8lgm.lpr
Remediation
- ciac.llnl.gov http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-25.shtml