CVE-1999-0032 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-1999-0032

Buffer overflow in lpr, as used in BSD-based systems including...

Vulnerability Description

Buffer overflow in lpr, as used in BSD-based systems including Linux, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root via a long -C (classification) command line option.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

irix, bsd os, freebsd, nextstep, sunos
Vulnerable Versions:
5.0, 5.0.1, 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 2.1, 2.0, 2.0.5, 2.1.0, 2.1.5, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.3u1, 4.1.4

Timeline

Official Publish: September 29th, 1999
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 17th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.