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high 7.2

CVE-2003-0144 json

Buffer overflow in the lprm command in the lprold lpr package on SuSE 7.1 through 7.3, OpenBSD 3.2 and earlier, and possibly other operatin…

published 2003-03-14 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0140

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in the lprm command in the lprold lpr package on SuSE 7.1 through 7.3, OpenBSD 3.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via long command line arguments such as (1) request ID or (2) user name.

Patch / fix

  • lpr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:2000.05.07-4.20

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0144

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22332)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22332 BSD 'lpr' 2000.05.07/0.48/0.72 / lpr-ppd 0.72 - Local Buffer Overflow (2) local, 1998-04-22
  • EDB-22331 BSD 'lpr' 2000.05.07/0.48/0.72 / lpr-ppd 0.72 - Local Buffer Overflow (1) local, 1998-04-22
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7025 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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