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CVE-2001-1002

Published: Aug 31, 2001 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1002
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
LinuxRedhat6.2 (including)6.2 (including)
LinuxRedhat7.0 (including)7.0 (including)
LinuxRedhat7.1 (including)7.1 (including)
Red Hat Linux 5.2RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 6.2RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.0RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.0jRedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.1RedHat*

References

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