CVE-2001-1002

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2001-08-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The default configuration of the DVI print filter (dvips) in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and earlier does not run dvips in secure mode when dvips is executed by lpd, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges by printing a DVI file that contains malicious commands.

Affected products

RedHat Linux: 6.2, 7.0, 7.1

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99892644616749&w=2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-102.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3241
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16509
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99892644616749&w=2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-102.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3241
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16509

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