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CVE-2000-0917in critical feed5 exploits

Format string vulnerability in use_syslog() function in LPRng 3.6.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Published 25 y ago · modified 45 d ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
78.7%
percentile 100%
Public exploits
5
Metasploit · Exploit-DB

Format string vulnerability in use_syslog() function in LPRng 3.6.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

78.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • Metasploit exploit/linux/misc/lprng_format_string LPRng use_syslog Remote Format String Vulnerability · metasploit exploit, normal rank · 2000-09-25
  • EDB-230 LPRng 3.6.24-1 - Remote Command Execution · remote · 2000-12-15
  • EDB-227 LPRng (RedHat 7.0) - 'lpd' Format String · remote · 2000-12-11
  • EDB-226 LPRng 3.6.22/23/24 - Remote Command Execution · remote · 2000-12-11
  • EDB-16842 LPRng - use_syslog Remote Format String (Metasploit) · remote · 2010-07-03

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • calderasystems.com /support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-033.0.txt · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CALDERA, x_transferred
  • cert.org /advisories/CA-2000-22.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0293.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2000-065.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/5287 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/1712 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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