CVE-2014-0466
a2ps: fixps does not invoke gs with -dSAFER
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · March 28, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The fixps script in a2ps 4.14 does not use the -dSAFER option when executing gs, which allows context-dependent attackers to delete arbitrary files or execute arbitrary commands via a crafted PostScript file.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of a2ps as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE not specified