PT-2004-2129 · Gnu · A2Ps

Rudolf Polzer · Published 2004-12-10 · Updated 2018-10-19 · CVE-2004-1170

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: a2ps version 4.13

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename. This can lead to unauthorized access and control of the system.

Recommendations: For version 4.13, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, or as a temporary workaround, restrict the use of shell metacharacters in filenames to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-1170

DSA-612-1

Affected Products

A2Ps

References · 16

• 🔥 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/1026.html · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/11025 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/24406 · Exploit
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:140 · Vendor Advisory
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57649-1&searchclause= · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1170 · Vendor Advisory
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-1170 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1170 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1170 · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110598355226660&w=2 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/419765/100/0/threaded · Vendor Advisory
• http://securiteam.com/unixfocus/5MP0N2KDPA.html · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/12375 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17127 · Note