CVE-2001-1002 Information

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.

Reference

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