Buffer overflow in BSD line printer daemon (in.lpd or lpd) in various BSD-based operating…
Priority MEDIUM 42Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Buffer overflow in BSD line printer daemon (in.lpd or lpd) in various BSD-based operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an incomplete print job followed by a request to display the printer queue.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06607 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:bsd:bsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.1 | Vulnerable | BSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.3 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.1 | Vulnerable | NetBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
- cpe:2.3:o:bsd:bsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.1 Vulnerable ·BSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0670
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v42x-vp33-82v3
References
Sources
- CVE-2001-0670 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0670 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v42x-vp33-82v3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2001-0670 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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