GNU a2ps 4.14 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU a2ps 4.14. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-0466. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GNU a2ps 4.14 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 04/03/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-0466 since 12/19/2013. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73783 (SuSE 11.3 Security Update : a2ps (SAT Patch Number 9064)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166920 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for a2ps (SUSE-SU-2014:0581-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (73783), SecurityFocus (BID 66660†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43931†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 73783
Nessus Name: SuSE 11.3 Security Update : a2ps (SAT Patch Number 9064)
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OpenVAS ID: 702892
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2892-1 (a2ps - security update)
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04/30/2014 +22 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +328 days 🔍
05/09/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: bugs.debian.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-0466 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0466
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66856

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SecurityFocus: 66660 - GNU a2ps CVE-2014-0466 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 43931 - GNU a2ps 4.14 Remote File Delete and Code Execution via a Crafted PostScript File, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/09/2026 16:34
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (58), 05/24/2017 11:33 (9), 02/06/2022 14:35 (3), 12/21/2024 20:57 (18), 05/09/2026 16:34 (1)
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