LOW
lpr on SunOS 4.1.1, BSD 4.3, A/UX 2.0.1, and other BSD-based operating systems allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack that is triggered after invoking lpr 1000 times
Published Mar 9, 2002
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
lpr on SunOS 4.1.1, BSD 4.3, A/UX 2.0.1, and other BSD-based operating systems allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack that is triggered after invoking lpr 1000 times.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.43% 0.00433
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00433
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00433) | 35.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00436) | 34.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00121) | 28.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 15.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 13.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-25.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.aenigma.net/resources/maillist/bugtraq/1994/0091.htm mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.phreak.org/archives/security/8lgm/8lgm.lpr x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-25.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.aenigma.net/resources/maillist/bugtraq/1994/0091.htm | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.phreak.org/archives/security/8lgm/8lgm.lpr | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 1, 2024
Reserved Aug 31, 2001
Link CVE-1999-1102
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a