CVE-2001-1583

lpd daemon (in.lpd) in Solaris 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

lpd daemon (in.lpd) in Solaris 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a job request with a crafted control file that is not properly handled when lpd invokes a mail program. NOTE: this might be the same vulnerability as CVE-2000-1220.

Exploit likelihood

83.4%Up 9.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2001-1583
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2001-1583
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2001-1560 No score

Record: EUVD-2001-1560
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4xc7-h5vr-gqmj No score

lpd daemon (in.lpd) in Solaris 8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

Record: GHSA-4xc7-h5vr-gqmj
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sun sunos

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Solaris 10 LPD - Arbitrary File Delete (Metasploit)	2005-08-19
Exploit-DB	Solaris LPD - Command Execution (Metasploit)	2010-09-20
Exploit-DB	Solaris 2.x/7.0/8 LPD - Remote Command Execution	2001-08-31
Exploit-DB	Solaris 8.0 LPD - Command Execution (Metasploit)	2001-08-31
Metasploit	Solaris LPD Command Execution	2001-08-31

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2001-1583 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Sun Sunos, published December 31, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 83.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.