Buffer overflow in the lprm command in the lprold lpr package on SuSE 7.1 through 7.3, OpenBSD 3.2 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via long command line arguments such as (1) request ID or (2) user name.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11473
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_014_lprold.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:059
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-275
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-267
http://secunia.com/advisories/8293