CVE-1999-1102

NONE EPSS 35.0%
Published Dec 31, 199926y ago · Modified Jun 16, 20262w ago
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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

VendorProductVersionRange
sgiirix* ≤5.2
applea_ux2.0.1any
bsdbsd4.3any
sunsunos* ≤4.1.1

References 3

  • ciac.llnl.gov http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-25.shtml
    PatchVendor Advisory
  • aenigma.net http://www.aenigma.net/resources/maillist/bugtraq/1994/0091.htm
  • phreak.org http://www.phreak.org/archives/security/8lgm/8lgm.lpr
    ExploitVendor Advisory

Remediation

  • ciac.llnl.gov http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-25.shtml
    PatchVendor Advisory