DEBIAN-CVE-2001-1593

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2001-1593
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2001-1593.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2001-1593
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2014-04-05T21:55:06.097Z
Modified
2025-11-20T05:01:16.940036Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The tempnameensure function in lib/routines.h in a2ps 4.14 and earlier, as used by the spyuser function and possibly other functions, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / a2ps

Package

Name
a2ps
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/a2ps?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.14-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2001-1593.json"

Debian:12 / a2ps

Package

Name
a2ps
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/a2ps?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.14-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2001-1593.json"

Debian:13 / a2ps

Package

Name
a2ps
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/a2ps?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.14-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2001-1593.json"

Debian:14 / a2ps

Package

Name
a2ps
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/a2ps?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.14-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2001-1593.json"