CVE-2004-1170 (GCVE-0-2004-1170)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2004-12-10 05:00
Modified
2024-08-08 00:39
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.
References
cve@mitre.org http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/1026.html Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://bugs.debian.org/283134
cve@mitre.org http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110598355226660&w=2
cve@mitre.org http://secunia.com/advisories/12375
cve@mitre.org http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57649-1&searchclause=
cve@mitre.org http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:140
cve@mitre.org http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html
cve@mitre.org http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5MP0N2KDPA.html
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419765/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11025 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17127
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/1026.html Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://bugs.debian.org/283134
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110598355226660&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/12375
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57649-1&searchclause=
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:140
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5MP0N2KDPA.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419765/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11025 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17127
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