01 Record
CVE-2000-1208
Format string vulnerability in startprinting() function of printjob.c in BSD-based lpr lpd package may allow local users to gain privileges via an improper syslog call that uses format strings from
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Format string vulnerability in startprinting() function of printjob.c in BSD-based lpr lpd package may allow local users to gain privileges via an improper syslog call that uses format strings from
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 30.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2002-08-01 04:00Z24 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 05:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2002-07-31
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0a0d7a5efa4f4b4b50bca27e6fee4e5bab42983e910a37882da1cdb356bcfdb9
05 Affected products
06 References
- marc.info20000925 Format strings: bug #1: BSD-lprhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96994604300675&w=2
- www.iss.netlpr-checkremote-format-string(5286)http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/5286.php
- www.securityfocus.com1711http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1711
- online.securityfocus.com20001004 Immunix OS Security Update for lprhttp://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/137555
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2000:066http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-066.html