CVE catalog
CVE-2000-1220
lpr: CVE-2000-1220
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 14.22% · Oct 25, 2026
The line printer daemon (lpd) in the lpr package in multiple Linux operating systems allows local users to gain root privileges by causing sendmail to execute with arbitrary command line arguments, as demonstrated using the -C option to specify a configuration file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | lpr | sid | 1:2008.05.17.4 | fixed |
| Debian | lpr | forky | 1:2008.05.17.4 | fixed |
| Debian | lpr | trixie | 1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1 | fixed |
| Debian | lpr | bookworm | 1:2008.05.17.3+nmu1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | lpr | source | sid | 1:0.48-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | lpr | source | forky | 1:0.48-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | lpr | source | trixie | 1:0.48-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | lpr | source | bookworm | 1:0.48-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [lpr]Fixed
Details (2)
1:2008.05.17.3+nmu1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:0.48-1dsa · lpr · debian · bookworm; dsa · lpr · debian · 12
1:2008.05.17.3+nmu1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:0.48-1dsa · lpr · debian · bookworm; dsa · lpr · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [lpr]Fixed
Details (2)
1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:0.48-1dsa · lpr · debian · 13
1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:0.48-1dsa · lpr · debian · 13
Observed: