CVE-2003-0144 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the lprm command within the lprold lpr package, affecting SuSE 7.1-7.3, OpenBSD 3.2 and earlier, and potentially other operating systems. This flaw allows local users to achieve root privileges by supplying excessively long command line arguments, such as request IDs or usernames. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), it indicates high severity due to local access, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog and showing no active exploitation, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lprold:lprold:3.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:bsd:lpr:0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2000-05-07CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:bsd:lpr:2000-05-07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.