CVE-2000-0917

High CVSS 10

Published 2000-12-19 · last changed 2026-09-23

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0917, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Format string vulnerability in use_syslog() function in LPRng 3.6.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0917

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C