CVE-2001-1002 (GCVE-0-2001-1002)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2002-06-25 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 04:37
VLAI
Summary
The default configuration of the DVI print filter (dvips) in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and earlier does not run dvips in secure mode when dvips is executed by lpd, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges by printing a DVI file that contains malicious commands.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3241 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99892644616749&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-102.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Date Public
2001-08-27 00:00
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