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TI-1999-01051 Aliases CVE-1999-1102GHSA-97ch-49wx-wfmx

lpr on SunOS 4.1.1, BSD 4.3, A/UX 2.0.1, and other BSD-based operating systems allows…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

lpr on SunOS 4.1.1, BSD 4.3, A/UX 2.0.1, and other BSD-based operating systems allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack that is triggered after invoking lpr 1000 times.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00433 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.2VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:apple:a_ux:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:bsd:bsd:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3VulnerableBSD
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.1.1VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.2 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:a_ux:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:bsd:bsd:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·BSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1102
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-97ch-49wx-wfmx

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Other 1

Sources

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