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CVE-2001-0670
Buffer overflow in BSD line printer daemon (in.lpd or lpd) in various BSD-based operating systems allows remote attackers to execute…
High7.5EPSS 6.6%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in BSD line printer daemon (in.lpd or lpd) in various BSD-based operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an incomplete print job followed by a request to display the printer queue.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.6% · top 6.1% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- CA-2001-30 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- RHSA-2001:147 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20010829 Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in BSD Line Printer Daemon (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISSx_transferred
- 3252 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- VU#274043 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 20010829 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
- bsd-lpd-bo(7046) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .