CVE-2001-1583 describes a critical remote command execution vulnerability in the lpd daemon (in.lpd) affecting Solaris 8 and earlier versions of SunOS. Attackers can exploit this by sending a specially crafted job request containing a malicious control file, which the lpd daemon improperly handles when invoking a mail program. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0 (Critical), indicating it is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and no authentication required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Its FAUCET Risk Score is 99/100, highlighting its severe risk. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit intelligence confirms the existence of multiple Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries specifically targeting this vulnerability for remote command execution. Despite the availability of exploit code, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage, which is typical for a large percentage of older CVEs.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.