CVE-2001-0670 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the BSD line printer daemon (in.lpd or lpd) affecting various BSD-based operating systems. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending an incomplete print job followed by a printer queue display request. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), exploitation is straightforward and can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 88/100 indicates significant potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:bsd:bsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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