security flaw
Published Aug 1, 2002
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
Format string vulnerability in startprinting() function of printjob.c in BSD-based lpr lpd package may allow local users to gain privileges via an improper syslog call that uses format strings from the checkremote() call.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue was fixed in the following products: - Red Hat Linux 5.0 - RHSA-2000:066 (2000-10-13) - Red Hat Linux 5.1 - RHSA-2000:066 (2000-10-13) - Red Hat Linux 5.2 - RHSA-2000:066 (2000-10-13) - Red Hat Linux 6.0 - RHSA-2000:066 (2000-10-13) - Red Hat Linux 6.1 - RHSA-2000:066 (2000-10-13) - Red Hat Linux 6.2 - RHSA-2000:066 (2000-10-13)
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 28.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 28.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 25.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 30, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 33.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96994604300675&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/137555 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/5286.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-066.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1711 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-1208 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616548 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1208
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1208
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=96994604300675&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/137555 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/5286.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-066.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1711 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-1208 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616548 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1208 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1208 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.