← Database

CVE-2001-1593

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2014-04-05 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Gnu A2Ps

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References