CVE-1999-1102
Apple A Ux — NVD-CWE-Other
- Published: 1999-12-31T05:00:00.000
- Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
- Vendors: Apple
- Products: A Ux
- CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
CVE-1999-1102 — 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. [Weakness: NVD-CWE-Other]
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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.
🧠 Explainer: What this vulnerability means
Summary: This vulnerability affects A Ux by Apple (CWE: unspecified).
Impact: Systems could be compromised, leading to confidentiality, integrity, or availability loss.
Mitigation: Prioritize patching and consider temporary workarounds documented by the vendor.
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-25.shtml [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
- http://www.aenigma.net/resources/maillist/bugtraq/1994/0091.htm []
- http://www.phreak.org/archives/security/8lgm/8lgm.lpr [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/e-25.shtml [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
- http://www.aenigma.net/resources/maillist/bugtraq/1994/0091.htm []
- http://www.phreak.org/archives/security/8lgm/8lgm.lpr [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]