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Debian: DSA-2892-1 Moderate: a2ps Command Execution Risk

Several vulnerabilities have been found in a2ps, an 'Anything to PostScript' converter and pretty-printer. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2892-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso March 31, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : a2ps CVE ID : CVE-2001-1593 CVE-2014-0466 Debian Bug : 737385 742902 Several vulnerabilities have been found in a2ps, an 'Anything to PostScript' converter and pretty-printer. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2001-1593 The spy_user function which is called when a2ps is invoked with the --debug flag insecurely used temporary files. CVE-2014-0466 Brian M. Carlson reported that a2ps's fixps script does not invoke gs with the -dSAFER option. Consequently executing fixps on a malicious PostScript file could result in files being deleted or arbitrary commands being executed with the privileges of the user running fixps. For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 1:4.14-1.1+deb6u1. For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1:4.14-1.1+deb7u1. For the testing distribution (jessie) and the unstable distribution (sid), these problems will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your a2ps packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Tackling weaknesses in c3po, Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4483-1 urges installations to fortify safety and robustness.. a2ps SecurityUpdate, Debian Security Advisory, PostScript Issues, Security Management. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 31, 2014 Debian