CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. It affects Linux. Its EPSS score suggests a 14.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
CVE
CVE-2000-1220
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
14.22%
Linux
Original NVD Description
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.