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CVE-2000-08801 exploit

LPPlus creates the lpdprocess file with world-writeable permissions, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by specifying an…

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
3.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.7%
percentile 55%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

LPPlus creates the lpdprocess file with world-writeable permissions, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by specifying an alternate process ID and using the setuid dcclpdshut program to kill the process that was specified in the lpdprocess file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-20192 LPPlus 3.2.2/3.3 - Permissions Denial of Service · dos · 2000-09-06

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.03.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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