CVE-2015-8107

high

Published 2017-04-13 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

7.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2

6.8

VIR risk

7.8

Description

Format string vulnerability in GNU a2ps 4.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202005-4

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8107.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8107

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`1:4.14-1.2`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`1:4.14-1.2`
debian	sid	fixed	`1:4.14-1.2`
debian	forky	fixed	`1:4.14-1.2`
debian	trixie	fixed	`1:4.14-1.2`
sles		affected
arch		fixed	`4.14-9`

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
gnu	a2ps	`4.14`

CWE-134

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.