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CVE-2001-1583

lpd daemon (in.lpd) in Solaris 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a job request wit

lpd daemon (in.lpd) in Solaris 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a job request with a crafted control file that is not properly handled when lpd invokes a mail program. NOTE: this might be the same vulnerability as CVE-2000-1220.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.49276
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

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sun sunos<= 5.9
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteSolaris LPD - Command Execution (Metasploit)verified
remoteSolaris 10 LPD - Arbitrary File Delete (Metasploit)verified
remoteSolaris 2.x/7.0/8 LPD - Remote Command Executionverified
remoteSolaris 8.0 LPD - Command Execution (Metasploit)verified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 3274www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

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HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD31 Dec 2001 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99929694701826&w=2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://metasploit.com/projects/Framework/modules/exploits/solaris_lpd_exec.pmBroken Link
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/incidents/2001-08/0490.htmlBroken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/15131Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7087Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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