CVE-2001-1002

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99892644616749&w=2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-102.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3241Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16509
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99892644616749&w=2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-102.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3241Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16509

Timeline

Published: Aug 31, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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