CVE-2001-1593
EPSS 0.06%a2ps - security update
Published: 4/5/2014Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The 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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/a2psfrom 0, < 1:4.14-1.2
- Debian/a2psfrom 0, < 1:4.14-1.1+deb6u1