CVE-2014-0466

Summary

CVECVE-2014-0466
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-04-03 16:15:39 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu A2ps 4.14 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
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

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710353 Gentoo Linux a2ps Arbitrary code execution Vulnerability (GLSA 201701-67)
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