a2ps: fixps does not invoke gs with -dSAFER
Published Apr 3, 2014
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.34%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
a2ps
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
a2ps
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
a2ps
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | a2ps | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | a2ps | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | a2ps | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of a2ps as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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:M/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.34% (0.02344) | 83.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02324) | 81.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.41% (0.00408) | 58.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.21% (0.02209) | 74.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.41% (0.00408) | 59.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 75.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 73.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 70.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00021.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2892 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66660 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0466 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742902 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1082410 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0466
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-67 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0466
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00021.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2892 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66660 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0466 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742902 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1082410 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0466 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-67 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0466 |
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