CVE catalog

CVE-2004-1377

a2ps: CVE-2004-1377

Severity: Medium
Published: Dec 27, 2004, 5:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.36% · Oct 27, 2026

The (1) fixps (aka fixps.in) and (2) psmandup (aka psmandup.in) scripts in a2ps before 4.13 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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
Opensuse	a2ps	tumbleweed	`4.14-6.6`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	a2ps	source	sid	`1:4.13b-4.3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[286387]
Debian	a2ps	source	forky	`1:4.13b-4.3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[286387]
Debian	a2ps	source	trixie	`1:4.13b-4.3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[286387]
Debian	a2ps	source	bookworm	`1:4.13b-4.3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[286387]
Opensuse	a2ps	rpm	tumbleweed	`4.14-6.6`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10086-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #286387]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[a2ps-devel]Unknown
Source package: [a2ps]
Details (1)
- 4.15.6-2.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 4.14-6.6
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · a2ps · opensuse · tumbleweed
[a2ps-lang]Unknown
Source package: [a2ps]
Details (1)
- 4.15.6-2.6 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 4.14-6.6
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · a2ps · opensuse · tumbleweed
[liba2ps1]Unknown
Source package: [a2ps]
Details (1)
- 4.15.6-2.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 4.14-6.6
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · a2ps · opensuse · tumbleweed
[a2ps]Fixed
Source package: [a2ps]
Details (1)
- 4.15.6-2.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.14-6.6
  dsa · a2ps · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[a2ps]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1:4.14-8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:4.13b-4.3
  dsa · a2ps · debian · bookworm; dsa · a2ps · debian · 12
- 1:4.14-8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:4.13b-4.3
  dsa · a2ps · debian · bookworm; dsa · a2ps · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[a2ps]Fixed
Source package: [a2ps]
Details (2)
- 1:4.15.6-1+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:4.13b-4.3
  dsa · a2ps · debian · 13
- 1:4.15.6-1+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:4.13b-4.3
  dsa · a2ps · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:27 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]