a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename
Published Dec 10, 2004
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 15.98%
Description
a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 4.13
- 4.13b
- 2.0
- 2003
Configuration 2
- 8
- 8.1
- 8.2
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
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:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 3, 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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 15.98% (0.15981) | 96.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.98% (0.15981) | 96.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 15.59% (0.15592) | 94.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.74% (0.22744) | 93.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 15.59% (0.15592) | 93.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.81% (0.19808) | 94.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 25, 2024 | 2.15% (0.02146) | 88.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 90.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 3.00% (0.03004) | 89.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.53% (0.03534) | 90.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/1026.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/283134 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110598355226660&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKG
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12375 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57649-1&searchclause= vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:140 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5MP0N2KDPA.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419765/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11025 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1170 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17127 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1170
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1170
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