CVE catalog
CVE-2004-1170
a2ps: CVE-2004-1170
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 15.98% · Oct 27, 2026
a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | a2ps | sid | 1:4.15.8-1 | fixed |
| Debian | a2ps | forky | 1:4.15.8-1 | fixed |
| Debian | a2ps | trixie | 1:4.15.6-1 | fixed |
| Debian | a2ps | bookworm | 1:4.14-8 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | a2ps | source | sid | 1:4.13b-4.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [283134] |
| Debian | a2ps | source | forky | 1:4.13b-4.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [283134] |
| Debian | a2ps | source | trixie | 1:4.13b-4.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [283134] |
| Debian | a2ps | source | bookworm | 1:4.13b-4.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [283134] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [a2ps]Fixed
Details (2)
1:4.14-8· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.13b-4.2dsa · a2ps · debian · bookworm; dsa · a2ps · debian · 12
1:4.14-8· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.13b-4.2dsa · a2ps · debian · bookworm; dsa · a2ps · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
Observed: