Arbitrary File Deletion and Command Execution Vulnerability in a2ps 4.14

Arbitrary File Deletion and Command Execution Vulnerability in a2ps 4.14

CVE-2014-0466 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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