## Description

The line printer daemon (lpd) in the lpr package in multiple Linux operating systems allows local users to gain root privileges by causing sendmail to execute with arbitrary command line arguments, as demonstrated using the -C option to specify a configuration file.

## Severity

Overall Severity: N/A

### CVSS Metrics

Type | Score | Severity | Vector
--- | --- | --- | ---

## Affected Products

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.1

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.2

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.3

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.4

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.5

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.6

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.7

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.8

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.9

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.10

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.11

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.12

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.13

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.14f

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.14m

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.15f

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.15m

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.16f

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.16m

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.17f

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.17m

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.18f

### sgi - irix

Affected Versions:

- 6.5.18m

### redhat - linux

Affected Versions:

- 4.0

### redhat - linux

Affected Versions:

- 4.1

### redhat - linux

Affected Versions:

- 4.2

### redhat - linux

Affected Versions:

- 5.0

### redhat - linux

Affected Versions:

- 5.1

### redhat - linux

Affected Versions:

- 5.2

### redhat - linux

Affected Versions:

- 6.0

### redhat - linux

Affected Versions:

- 6.1

## References

- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021104-01-P
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2000/Jan/0116.html
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/lpd_advisory.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000109
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/39001
  US Government Resource
- http://www.l0pht.com/advisories/lpd_advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-002.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/927
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3841
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021104-01-P
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2000/Jan/0116.html
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/lpd_advisory.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000109
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/39001
  US Government Resource
- http://www.l0pht.com/advisories/lpd_advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-002.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/927
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3841

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