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CVE-2001-1593

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59 Link Following
Publication date:
05/04/2014
Last modified:
12/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:a2ps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 4.14 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:a2ps:4.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:a2ps:4.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:a2ps:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:a2ps:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:a2ps:4.13b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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