Vulnerability in Gnu A2ps

CVE-2014-0466

The fixps script in a2ps 4.14 does not use the -dSAFER option when executing gs, which allows context-dependent attackers to delete arbitrary files or execute arbitrary commands via a crafted PostScript file.

EPSS: 0.023 (81.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Gnu A2ps — versions 4.14
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0466?
CVE-2014-0466 is a vulnerability in Gnu A2ps. Published 2014-04-03.
Is CVE-2014-0466 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.