a2ps: insecure temporary file use
Published Apr 5, 2014
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
The tempname_ensure function in lib/routines.h in a2ps 4.14 and earlier, as used by the spy_user function and possibly other functions, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
a2ps
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
a2ps
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
a2ps
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | a2ps | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | a2ps | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | a2ps | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 31.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 31.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 37.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.58% (0.03582) | 79.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 37.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/a2ps.git/plain/a2ps-4.13-security.patch x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/237 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/253 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/257 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2892 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1593 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737385 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060630 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1593
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1593
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/a2ps.git/plain/a2ps-4.13-security.patch | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/237 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/253 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/257 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2892 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1593 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737385 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060630 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1593 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1593 |
Change history (0)
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