CVE-2000-1208

Format string vulnerability in startprinting() function of printjob.c in BSD-based lpr lpd package may allow local users to gain privileges via an improper syslog call that uses format strings from the checkremote() call.

Published: 2002-08-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-1208 is rated Low Risk (39.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-1208

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.37% +0.32%
2 2025-03-30 0.05% 0.05% -0.00%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-1208

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-1208

OS Trackers for CVE-2000-1208

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-1208

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-1208

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
immunix immunix 6.2 cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netbsd netbsd 1.4 cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netbsd netbsd 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netbsd netbsd 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openbsd openbsd 2.7 cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-1208

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