CVE-2001-0787 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in LPRng on Red Hat Linux versions 7.0 and 7.1. The flaw stems from LPRng's failure to properly drop supplemental group memberships when lowering privileges, potentially allowing a local user to gain elevated access. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (Medium), this vulnerability requires local access and low attack complexity, leading to potential confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on the KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-20923) exists, though there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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