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CVE-2000-1208

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2000-1208 is a format string vulnerability in the startprinting() function of the lpr lpd package, affecting BSD-based systems like Immunix, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Red Hat. This flaw allows local users to gain privileges due to improper syslog calls that process format strings from checkremote(). With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is a high-severity vulnerability that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Despite its age, there is no known public exploit code or Metasploit module, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. However, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, indicating ongoing interest.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 34th percentile among its peer group of 3,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2000-1208

security flaw

May 31, 2000

References

marc.info
online.securityfocus.com / archive/1/137555
iss.net / security_center/static/5286.php
PatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2000-066.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/1711