CVE-1999-0061

Medium

Published: 02/10/1997(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk

2.48%

83th percentile - higher than 83% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the BSD line printer daemon (lpd) allows for file creation and deletion, as well as remote code execution.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to remotely execute unauthorized actions on the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software and restrict access to the lpd daemon only to trusted users.

Original NVD description (English source)

File creation and deletion, and remote execution, in the BSD line printer daemon (lpd).