GNU a2ps CVE-2014-0466 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:66660

Info

GNU a2ps CVE-2014-0466 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 66660
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2014-0466
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 28 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 02 2017 01:03AM
Credit: Brian M. Carlson
Vulnerable: Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64
Mandriva Business Server 1
GNU a2ps 4.14
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

GNU a2ps CVE-2014-0466 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

GNU a2ps is prone to a remote arbitrary command-execution vulnerability because it fails to sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to delete arbitrary files or execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running 'fixps' script.

Exploit / POC

GNU a2ps CVE-2014-0466 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Attacker can exploit this issue using readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

GNU a2ps CVE-2014-0466 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].


Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64

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GNU a2ps CVE-2014-0466 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

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