CVE-2000-0316 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Solaris 7 lp utility, affecting Sun Solaris and SunOS operating systems. This flaw allows local users to escalate privileges to root by supplying an excessively long string to the -d option. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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