CVE

Id
2788  
CVE No.
CVE-2000-1221  
Status
Candidate  
Description
The line printer daemon (lpd) in the lpr package in multiple Linux operating systems authenticates by comparing the reverse-resolved hostname of the local machine to the hostname of the print server as returned by gethostname, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access controls by modifying the DNS for the attacking IP.  
Phase
Assigned (20050421)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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