CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1170

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the system by executing arbitrary commands, leading to full compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Immediately update a2ps to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability, and avoid processing files from untrusted sources without validating filenames.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS