Summary
The remote host is missing an update to a2ps
announced via advisory DSA 612-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20612-1
Insight
Rudolf Polzer discovered a vulnerability in a2ps, a converter and pretty-printer for many formats to PostScript. The program did not escape shell meta characters properly which could lead to the execution of arbitrary commands as a privileged user if a2ps is installed as a printer filter.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 4.13b-16woody1
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 4.13b-4.2.
We recommend that you upgrade your a2ps package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-1170 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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