6.8

CVE-2014-0466: gnu a2ps

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2014-0161UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0466DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0466
Published 03-04-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-0466 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in gnu a2ps. EPSS estimates a 2.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.33%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
DSA-2892-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10086-1

Timeline

  1. 03-04-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 2.34% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.33%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Mageia2 products
  • a2ps< 4.14-12.2.mga3
  • a2ps< 4.14-13.1.mga4
Debian1 product
  • a2ps< 1:4.14-1.3
Gnu1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • a2ps< 1:4.14-1.3

4 vendors · 5 products

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