CVE catalog
CVE-2014-0466
a2ps: CVE-2014-0466
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.33% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
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 | 1:4.14-1.3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [742902] |
| Debian | a2ps | source | forky | 1:4.14-1.3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [742902] |
| Debian | a2ps | source | trixie | 1:4.14-1.3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [742902] |
| Debian | a2ps | source | bookworm | 1:4.14-1.3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [742902] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [a2ps]Fixed
Details (2)
1:4.14-8· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.14-1.3dsa · a2ps · debian · bookworm; dsa · a2ps · debian · 12
1:4.14-8· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.14-1.3dsa · a2ps · debian · bookworm; dsa · a2ps · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10086-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0466]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0466]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0466]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]