Buffer overflow in the lprm command in the lprold lpr package on SuSE 7.1 through 7.3, OpenBSD 3.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via long command line arguments such as (1) request ID or (2) user name.
CVE-2003-0144
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 77.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 31, 2003
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
References (22)
- cve@mitreftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.2/common/010_lprm.patch
- cve@mitreftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030406-02-P
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104690434504429&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104714441925019&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/8293
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-267
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-275
- cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:059
- cve@mitrehttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_014_lprold.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7025
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11473
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.2/common/010_lprm.patch
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030406-02-P
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104690434504429&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104714441925019&w=2
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-22331✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 22, 1998
BSD 'lpr' 2000.05.07/0.48/0.72 / lpr-ppd 0.72 - Local Buffer Overflow (1)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-22332✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 22, 1998
BSD 'lpr' 2000.05.07/0.48/0.72 / lpr-ppd 0.72 - Local Buffer Overflow (2)
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