MDKSA-2004:140

Package name
a2ps
Date
2004-11-25
Advisory ID
MDKSA-2004:140
Affected versions
9.2 amd64 , CS2.1 x86_64 , 10.0 amd64 , 10.1 i586 , 10.0 i586 , 9.2 i586 , CS2.1 i586 , 10.1 x86_64

Problem description

The GNU a2ps utility fails to properly sanitize filenames, which can be abused by a malicious user to execute arbitray commands with the privileges of the user running the vulnerable application. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this problem.

Updated packages

9.2 amd64

 6b72be6ec18fb727987ef32db913730d  amd64/9.2/RPMS/a2ps-4.13b-5.1.92mdk.amd64.rpm
00f3f4b88dd753fd655e459bf6cd2e64  amd64/9.2/RPMS/a2ps-devel-4.13b-5.1.92mdk.amd64.rpm
ee628914ed89857c10ce2391d6985e2d  amd64/9.2/RPMS/a2ps-static-devel-4.13b-5.1.92mdk.amd64.rpm
5824c8481814e78bc430bf780d22fd84  amd64/9.2/SRPMS/a2ps-4.13b-5.1.92mdk.src.rpm

CS2.1 x86_64

 03da1d600f76bf0719276b6676cae414  x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/a2ps-4.13-14.1.C21mdk.x86_64.rpm
20ae91d5efc781cd07af91c25ac2d444  x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/a2ps-devel-4.13-14.1.C21mdk.x86_64.rpm
76cbf03ba34f5c51bf066e4ce9419235  x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/a2ps-static-devel-4.13-14.1.C21mdk.x86_64.rpm
e8bf67681741edfb61fb6fc171dd2f8f  x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/a2ps-4.13-14.1.C21mdk.src.rpm

10.0 amd64

 6504506036c88ffbe443c2d537d27da9  amd64/10.0/RPMS/a2ps-4.13b-5.1.100mdk.amd64.rpm
fab58ecff86622a511e8b1652476f6fe  amd64/10.0/RPMS/a2ps-devel-4.13b-5.1.100mdk.amd64.rpm
3fa0c58c19e86837f613a1bb9e304044  amd64/10.0/RPMS/a2ps-static-devel-4.13b-5.1.100mdk.amd64.rpm
c7248cd5bc4defb373a64e9cdfc2333c  amd64/10.0/SRPMS/a2ps-4.13b-5.1.100mdk.src.rpm

10.1 i586

 fc5b71001b6026112eed7a9eede99df5  10.1/RPMS/a2ps-4.13b-5.1.101mdk.i586.rpm
78ce0c31be6b53057a634b2043479aee  10.1/RPMS/a2ps-devel-4.13b-5.1.101mdk.i586.rpm
27e916c46412c26970339a099c844136  10.1/RPMS/a2ps-static-devel-4.13b-5.1.101mdk.i586.rpm
07c4873e2c4bd8cdedcefc4b9c320100  10.1/SRPMS/a2ps-4.13b-5.1.101mdk.src.rpm

10.0 i586

 0bf1c46cdf3a997c80ffa55a04b53144  10.0/RPMS/a2ps-4.13b-5.1.100mdk.i586.rpm
ca914fbd0811bef76be2c39924cdf2a1  10.0/RPMS/a2ps-devel-4.13b-5.1.100mdk.i586.rpm
c33b533dc073d747b31393b9e041da03  10.0/RPMS/a2ps-static-devel-4.13b-5.1.100mdk.i586.rpm
c7248cd5bc4defb373a64e9cdfc2333c  10.0/SRPMS/a2ps-4.13b-5.1.100mdk.src.rpm

9.2 i586

 57cde82f819f69584e29dc96a0d68431  9.2/RPMS/a2ps-4.13b-5.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
4557bbde873d94394cce32c64f544783  9.2/RPMS/a2ps-devel-4.13b-5.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
678978ae070b88ac922d74bb7d3df7cf  9.2/RPMS/a2ps-static-devel-4.13b-5.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
5824c8481814e78bc430bf780d22fd84  9.2/SRPMS/a2ps-4.13b-5.1.92mdk.src.rpm

CS2.1 i586

 336ec30048b5ad2fa05180994987c6fa  corporate/2.1/RPMS/a2ps-4.13-14.1.C21mdk.i586.rpm
82712d8a212252f79b109b25991cfb04  corporate/2.1/RPMS/a2ps-devel-4.13-14.1.C21mdk.i586.rpm
060d1b6ab37de7ca0f4a557da8460c34  corporate/2.1/RPMS/a2ps-static-devel-4.13-14.1.C21mdk.i586.rpm
e8bf67681741edfb61fb6fc171dd2f8f  corporate/2.1/SRPMS/a2ps-4.13-14.1.C21mdk.src.rpm

10.1 x86_64

 00b9ef256d69081035981b62217c5d45  x86_64/10.1/RPMS/a2ps-4.13b-5.1.101mdk.x86_64.rpm
51d1efed305bdccea43df7c1e7edea05  x86_64/10.1/RPMS/a2ps-devel-4.13b-5.1.101mdk.x86_64.rpm
eb1a73a1770c13ffc7a4cc305ebf6bf9  x86_64/10.1/RPMS/a2ps-static-devel-4.13b-5.1.101mdk.x86_64.rpm
07c4873e2c4bd8cdedcefc4b9c320100  x86_64/10.1/SRPMS/a2ps-4.13b-5.1.101mdk.src.rpm

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