CVE-2004-1170 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 15.98% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-01-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gnu | a2ps |
| sun | java desktop system |
| suse | suse linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GNU a2ps 4.13 - File Name Command Execution | 2004-08-24 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/1026.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/283134
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110598355226660&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12375
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57649-1&searchclause=
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:140
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5MP0N2KDPA.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419765/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11025
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17127
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/1026.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/283134
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110598355226660&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12375
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57649-1&searchclause=
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:140
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5MP0N2KDPA.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419765/100/0/threaded
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