CVE-2014-0466

high

Published 2014-04-03 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

6.8

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Arch Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Fixed	`4.14-9`

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`1:4.14-1.3`
sid	Fixed	`1:4.14-1.3`
forky	Fixed	`1:4.14-1.3`
bullseye	Fixed	`1:4.14-1.3`
bookworm	Fixed	`1:4.14-1.3`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
gnu	a2ps	`4.14`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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