Where
AND
AND
-Infinity
0
Severity
10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The line printer daemon (lpd) in the lpr package in multiple Linux operating systems authenticates by comparing the reverse-resolved hostname of the local machine to the hostname of the print server as returned by gethostname, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access controls by modifying the DNS for the attacking IP.

First published (updated )
Severity
10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The line printer daemon (lpd) in the lpr package in multiple Linux operating systems allows local users to gain root privileges by causing sendmail to execute with arbitrary command line arguments, as demonstrated using the -C option to specify a configuration file.

First published (updated )
Severity
10
Buffer Overflow
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in NFS mountd gives root access to remote attackers, mostly in Linux systems.

First published (updated )
Severity
10
Buffer Overflow
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases.

First published (updated )
Severity
10
Buffer Overflow
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in telnet daemon tgetent routing allows remote attackers to gain root access via the TERMCAP environmental variable.

First published (updated )
Severity
9.8
OS Command Injection
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Command execution via shell metachars in INN daemon (innd) 1.5 using "newgroup" and "rmgroup" control messages, and others.

First published (updated )

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