CVE-2001-1593

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API Print: PDF PDF

Summary

CVECVE-2001-1593
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-04-05 21:55:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu A2ps 4.10.3 All All All
Application Gnu A2ps 4.10.4 All All All
Application Gnu A2ps 4.12 All All All
Application Gnu A2ps 4.13 All All All
Application Gnu A2ps 4.13b All All All
Application Gnu A2ps All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Page not found :'( - src.fedoraproject.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pkgs.fedoraproject.org
oss-sec: Re: Re: CVE request: a2ps insecure temporary file use af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
oss-sec: Re: CVE request: a2ps insecure temporary file use af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
oss-sec: Re: CVE request: a2ps insecure temporary file use af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Bug 1060630 – CVE-2001-1593 a2ps: insecure temporary file use af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2892-1 a2ps af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
#737385 - a2ps: CVE-2001-1593: insecure use of /tmp - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report