CVE-2001-1593
Debian Security Advisory 2892-1
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
The tempname_ensure function in lib/routines.h in a2ps 4.14 and earlier, as used by the spy_user function and possibly other functions, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
La función tempname_ensure en biblioteca lib/routines.h en a2ps versión 4.14 y anteriores, tal y como es usado por la función spy_user y otras posibles funciones, permite a usuarios locales modificar archivos arbitrarios en una ataque de tipo symlink en un archivo temporal.
Several vulnerabilities have been found in a2ps, an 'Anything to PostScript' converter and pretty-printer.
*Credits:
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
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Timeline
- 2014-02-05 CVE Reserved
- 2014-04-01 CVE Published
- 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/a2ps.git/plain/a2ps-4.13-security.patch | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/237 | Mailing List |
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| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/253 | Mailing List |
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| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/257 | Mailing List |
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| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737385 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060630 | X_refsource_confirm |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2892 | 2014-05-01 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | A2ps Search vendor "Gnu" for product "A2ps" | <= 4.14 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "A2ps" and version " <= 4.14" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | A2ps Search vendor "Gnu" for product "A2ps" | 4.10.3 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "A2ps" and version "4.10.3" | - |
Affected
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | A2ps Search vendor "Gnu" for product "A2ps" | 4.10.4 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "A2ps" and version "4.10.4" | - |
Affected
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | A2ps Search vendor "Gnu" for product "A2ps" | 4.12 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "A2ps" and version "4.12" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | A2ps Search vendor "Gnu" for product "A2ps" | 4.13 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "A2ps" and version "4.13" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | A2ps Search vendor "Gnu" for product "A2ps" | 4.13b Search vendor "Gnu" for product "A2ps" and version "4.13b" | - |
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