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LPRng accepts jobs from any host.

Package(s):LPRng CVE #(s):CAN-2002-0378
Created:June 12, 2002 Updated:October 31, 2002
Description: Matthew Caron pointed out that LPRng's default configuration accepts job submissions from any host.

This could be an especially annoying vulnerability for adminstrators with systems exposed to the general public.

Alerts:
Red Hat RHSA-2002:089-07 2002-06-09
Mandrake MDKSA-2002:042 2002-07-04
SuSE SuSE-SA:2002:040 2002-10-31

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