| Name | CVE-2001-1593 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-2892-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 737385 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| a2ps (PTS) | bullseye | 1:4.14-7 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:4.14-8 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1:4.15.6-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a2ps | source | squeeze | 1:4.14-1.1+deb6u1 | DSA-2892-1 | ||
| a2ps | source | wheezy | 1:4.14-1.1+deb7u1 | DSA-2892-1 | ||
| a2ps | source | (unstable) | 1:4.14-1.2 | low | 737385 |