# CVE-2007-5381: Stack-based buffer overflow in the Line Printer Daemon (LPD) in Cisco IOS before 12.2(18)SXF11, 12.4(16a), and 12.4(2)T6 allow remote attack

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-10-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Line Printer Daemon (LPD) in Cisco IOS before 12.2(18)SXF11, 12.4(16a), and 12.4(2)T6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by setting a long hostname on the target system, then causing an error message to be printed, as demonstrated by a telnet session to the LPD from a source port other than 515.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a00808d72e3.html
- http://osvdb.org/37935
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27169
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3457
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37046
- http://www.irmplc.com/index.php/155-Advisory-024
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/230505
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018798
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26001
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30652

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