Debian Security Advisory
DSA-275-1 lpr-ppd -- buffer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 02 Apr 2003
- Affected Packages:
- lpr-ppd
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 7025.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2003-0144. - More information:
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A buffer overflow has been discovered in lpr, a BSD lpr/lpd line printer spooling system. This problem can be exploited by a local user to gain root privileges, even if the printer system is set up properly.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.72-2.1.
The old stable distribution (potato) does not contain lpr-ppd packages.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.72-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your lpr-ppd package immediately.
- Fixed in:
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Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.