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CVE-2001-1583

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 2001-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

lpd daemon (in.lpd) in Solaris 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a job request with a crafted control file that is not properly handled when lpd invokes a mail program. NOTE: this might be the same vulnerability as CVE-2000-1220.

Affected Platforms

Sun Sunos

Weakness Type

CWE-78

References