CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0144

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the lprm command in the lprold lpr package on SuSE 7.1 through 7.3 and OpenBSD 3.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via long command line arguments such as request ID or user name.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system with administrator privileges, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update systems to the latest versions that mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to the lprm command to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the lprm command in the lprold lpr package on SuSE 7.1 through 7.3, OpenBSD 3.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via long command line arguments such as (1) request ID or (2) user name.

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