UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0466

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0466
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0466.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0466
Related
Published
2014-04-03T16:15:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:05Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / a2ps

Package

Name
a2ps
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/a2ps@1:4.14-1.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.14-1.3

Affected versions

1:4.*

1:4.14-1.1
1:4.14-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.14-1.3",
            "binary_name": "a2ps"
        }
    ]
}