CVE-2014-0466

critical

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.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-67

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742902

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66660

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2892

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00021.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-04-03

Updated: 2017-12-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical