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critical 10.0

CVE-2001-1583 in the critical feed json

lpd daemon (in.lpd) in Solaris 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a job request with a crafted control…

published 2001-12-31 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-1560

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
83.4%
EPSS 83.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
public exploits
5
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/solaris/lpd/sendmail_exec)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

83.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/solaris/lpd/sendmail_exec Solaris LPD Command Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2001-08-31
  • EDB-21097 Solaris 2.x/7.0/8 LPD - Remote Command Execution remote, 2001-08-31
  • EDB-16322 Solaris LPD - Command Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2010-09-20
  • EDB-9921 Solaris 8.0 LPD - Command Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2001-08-31
  • EDB-1167 Solaris 10 LPD - Arbitrary File Delete (Metasploit) remote, 2005-08-19
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3274 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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