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CVE-2004-1170 in the critical feed json

a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.

published 2004-12-10 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1168

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
16.0%
EPSS 16.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.

Patch / fix

  • a2ps Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:4.13b-4.2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1170

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-24406)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

15.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-24406 GNU a2ps 4.13 - File Name Command Execution local, 2004-08-24
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/1026.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11025 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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