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lprold - buffer overflow in lprm

Package(s):lprold lpd CVE #(s):CAN-2003-0144
Created:March 13, 2003 Updated:May 28, 2003
Description: The lprm command of the printing package lprold contains a buffer overflow. This buffer overflow can be exploited by a local user, if the printer system is set up correctly, to gain root privileges.
Alerts:
Mandrake MDKSA-2003:059 2003-05-21
Debian DSA-267-2 2003-04-15
Debian DSA-275-1 2003-04-02
Debian DSA-267-1 2003-03-24
SuSE SuSE-SA:2003:0014 2003-03-13
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