CVE-2004-1170 (GCVE-0-2004-1170)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2004-12-10 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 00:39
VLAI
Summary
a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
URL Tags
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http://secunia.com/advisories/12375 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11025 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2004-09-15 00:00
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