CVE-2001-1593 | BDVDB-2026-60753 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737385
- http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/a2ps.git/plain/a2ps-4.13-security.patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1060630
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/253
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/257
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2892
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/237
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.