CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0378

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The default configuration of the LPRng print spooler in Red Hat Linux 7.0 through 7.3 and Mandrake 8.1 and 8.2 accepts print jobs from arbitrary remote hosts.

Risk Assessment

This may lead to unauthorized access to the printing system, posing a risk of abuse and attacks on the network infrastructure.

Recommendation

It is recommended to configure LPRng to accept print jobs only from trusted hosts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The default configuration of LPRng print spooler in Red Hat Linux 7.0 through 7.3, Mandrake 8.1 and 8.2, and other operating systems, accepts print jobs from arbitrary remote hosts.

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