CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0369

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in lpsched on DGUX version R4.20MU06 and MU02 allows a local attacker to obtain root access via a long command line argument (non-existent printer name).

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain full system privileges, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to lpsched only to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in lpsched on DGUX version R4.20MU06 and MU02 allows a local attacker to obtain root access via a long command line argument (non-existent printer name).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS