CVE-1999-0032
Buffer overflow in lpr, as used in BSD-based systems including Linux, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root via a long -C…
- 7.2HighCVSS base score
- 0.99%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 37% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in lpr, as used in BSD-based systems including Linux, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root via a long -C (classification) command line option.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
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Exploit-DB2 entries
- BSD/OS 2.1 / FreeBSD 2.1.5 / NeXTstep 4.x / IRIX 6.4 / SunOS 4.1.3/4.1.4 - 'lpr' Buffer Overrun (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 19544local, linuxpublished 25 Oct 1996Verified
- BSD/OS 2.1 / FreeBSD 2.1.5 / NeXTstep 4.x / IRIX 6.4 / SunOS 4.1.3/4.1.4 - '/usr/bin/lpr' Buffer Overrun Privilege Escalation (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 19545local, bsdpublished 25 Oct 1996Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 25 years later
· 25 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.99% · top 37% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References2
- 707 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- I-042 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-1999-0032 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-1999-0032)Record last updated .