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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-1102 · published 31 December 1999

CVE-1999-1102: Sgi irix vulnerability

Sgi · Irix

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.

2.1 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.43% · top 64.9%
2.1CVSS 2.0 base score
0.43%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-25.shtml PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.aenigma.net/resources/maillist/bugtraq/1994/0091.htm
http://www.phreak.org/archives/security/8lgm/8lgm.lpr ExploitVendor Advisory
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-25.shtml PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.aenigma.net/resources/maillist/bugtraq/1994/0091.htm
http://www.phreak.org/archives/security/8lgm/8lgm.lpr ExploitVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-1102), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.