CVE-2000-1221

N/A Unknown
Published: January 08, 2000 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/30308
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021104-01-P
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2000-002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/lpd_advisory.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000109
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/30308
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.l0pht.com/advisories/lpd_advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/927
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3840
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
10.9%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

redhat sgi debian