Description
lpr on SunOS 4.1.1, BSD 4.3, A/UX 2.0.1, and other BSD-based operating systems allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack that is triggered after invoking lpr 1000 times.
References
- http://www.phreak.org/archives/security/8lgm/8lgm.lpr
- 19940307 8lgm Advisory Releases mailing-list
- E-25a third-party-advisory government-resource