security flaw
Published Jan 29, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.44%
Description
Enscript 1.6.3 does not sanitize filenames, which allows remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary commands via crafted filenames.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
enscript-0:1.6.1-24.4
Fixed · RHSA-2005:039
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
enscript-0:1.6.1-28.3
Fixed · RHSA-2005:040
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | enscript-0:1.6.1-24.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:039 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | enscript-0:1.6.1-28.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:040 |
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:P/I:P/A:P
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 | 4.44% (0.04439) | 91.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.48% (0.04476) | 90.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.39% (0.07389) | 90.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.63% (0.10630) | 88.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.39% (0.07389) | 91.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.74% (0.01739) | 88.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 1.74% (0.01739) | 87.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.74% (0.01739) | 85.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (20)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-040.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1185 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617392 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19029 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1185
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10808 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/68-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1185
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