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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : a2ps (MDVSA-2014:076)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 73467

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated a2ps packages fix security vulnerability :

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 (CVE-2014-0466).

Solution

Update the affected a2ps, a2ps-devel and / or a2ps-static-devel packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0161.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 73467

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-076.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 4/11/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:a2ps, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:a2ps-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:a2ps-static-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0466

BID: 66660

MDVSA: 2014:076