CVE-2014-0466
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-0466 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | debian |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-04-03 16:15:39 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The fixps script in a2ps 4.14 does not use the -dSAFER option when executing gs, which allows context-dependent attackers to delete arbitrary files or execute arbitrary commands via a crafted PostScript file. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE-SU-2014:0499-1: moderate: a2ps: fixed commandinjection in fixps | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| GNU a2ps CVE-2014-0466 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| a2ps: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 201701-67) — Gentoo security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2892-1 a2ps | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| #742902 - a2ps: CVE-2014-0466: does not invoke gs with -dSAFER - 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710353 Gentoo Linux a2ps Arbitrary code execution Vulnerability (GLSA 201701-67)