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.
CVE-2001-1593 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from gnu organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2014-04-05T21:55:06.097
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
3.9
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | gnu | a2ps | ≤ 4.14 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | a2ps | 4.10.3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | a2ps | 4.10.4 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | a2ps | 4.12 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | a2ps | 4.13 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | a2ps | 4.13b | Yes |
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