Vulnerability in GNU A2ps
CVE-2004-1170
a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.160 (96.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.160 · newest: 0.160 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU A2ps — versions 4.13, 4.13b
- Sun Java Desktop System — versions 2.0, 2003
- SUSE Linux — versions 8, 8.1, 8.2
References
- bugs.debian.org/283134
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/1026.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5MP0N2KDPA.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419765/100/0/threaded (vendor-advisory)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/12375 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17127 (vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)