CVE-1999-1102

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 1999 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

lpr on SunOS 4.1.1, BSD 4.3, A/UX 2.0.1, and other BSD-based operating systems allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack that is triggered after invoking lpr 1000 times.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-25.shtml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.aenigma.net/resources/maillist/bugtraq/1994/0091.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.phreak.org/archives/security/8lgm/8lgm.lpr
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-25.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.aenigma.net/resources/maillist/bugtraq/1994/0091.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.phreak.org/archives/security/8lgm/8lgm.lpr
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
31th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

sgi sun apple bsd