FKIE_CVE-2001-1593
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-04-05 21:55 - Updated: 2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
The tempname_ensure function in lib/routines.h in a2ps 4.14 and earlier, as used by the spy_user function and possibly other functions, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
References
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