CVE-2001-1593
"A2PS Tempname Ensure Path Traversal Vulnerability"
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 5, 2014, 9:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade the a2ps packages. For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 1:4.14-1.1+deb6u1. For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1:4.14-1.1+deb7u1.
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weaknesses.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 20, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/a2ps.git/plain/a2ps-4.13-security.patch Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/237 Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/253 Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/257 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2892 Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737385 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060630 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 07, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.12 }} -0.06%
score
0.32680
percentile