LiveActive security incident?Get immediate response
CVE Record

CVE-2000-0615: LPRng 3.6.x improperly installs lpd as setuid root, which can allow local users to append lpd trace and log...

LPRng 3.6.x improperly installs lpd as setuid root, which can allow local users to append lpd trace and logging messages to files.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdated
Glexia's TakeAutomated analysis

Security readout for executives and security teams

This is a legacy local-risk issue in LPRng 3.6.x. The printer daemon lpd may be installed with root privileges, allowing local users to append trace or log messages to files. The provided sources do not show active exploitation or a named patch. Exposure is most likely on legacy Unix/Linux systems still running LPRng 3.6.x where lpd is present and installed setuid root. Systems without LPRng 3.6.x, without local user access, or without lpd setuid root are less likely exposed. Treat this as a targeted legacy-system hygiene issue, not an internet-wide emergency. Prioritize environments with shared shell access, multi-user Unix systems, or old print servers still running LPRng 3.6.x. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems for LPRng 3.6.x and lpd usage.; Check whether lpd is installed setuid root.; Consult vendor or distribution guidance for the corrected LPRng package..

Prepared

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2000-0615 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup
Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Unknown
CVSS
Not scored
Known Exploited
No
Published
Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

0CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS and timeline data

No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
n/an/an/aListed
Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.