CVE-2004-1170

Public Exploit

Description

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

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 15.59% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/283134
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/1026.html	mailing list exploit patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110598355226660&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5MP0N2KDPA.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419765/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57649-1&searchclause=	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12375	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17127	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:140	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11025	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1170?: CVE-2004-1170 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1170?: To fix CVE-2004-1170, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1170 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1170 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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