DEBIAN-CVE-2001-1593

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2001-1593

    Published: 5 Apr 2014Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2001-1593

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2001-1593

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: a2ps

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/a2ps?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:4.14-1.2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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