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CVE-2004-1170: gnu a2ps

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2004-1170DSA-612-1
Published 10-12-2004Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-1170 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in gnu a2ps. EPSS estimates a 15.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
15.98%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 10-12-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

15.98%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 15.98% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
15.98%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (archives.neohapsis.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    GNU a2ps 4.13 - File Name Command Execution

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • a2ps< 1:4.13b-4.2
Gnu1 product
Sun1 product
Suse1 product

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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