What is CVE-2015-8107?

CVE-2015-8107 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU A2ps, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-13.

How severe is CVE-2015-8107?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-8107 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in GNU A2ps

CVE-2015-8107

Format string vulnerability in GNU a2ps 4.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Published 2017-04-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.029 (86.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000

Affected products

GNU A2ps — versions 4.14

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Public proof-of-concept exploits

andir/nixos-issue-db-example

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/77595 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/284 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8107?: CVE-2015-8107 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU A2ps, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2015-8107?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-8107 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.