CVE-2014-0466
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.8
Description
The 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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:4.14-1.3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:4.14-1.3 |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:4.14-1.3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:4.14-1.3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:4.14-1.3 |
| arch | fixed | 4.14-9 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | a2ps | 4.14 | |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0466
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202005-4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00021.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2892
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66660
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742902
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-67
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.