FKIE_CVE-2004-1185

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-01-21 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:07
Severity
Summary
Enscript 1.6.3 does not sanitize filenames, which allows remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary commands via crafted filenames.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/35074
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1012965
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-654Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-03.xmlPatch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:033
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-040.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419768/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435199/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12329
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.htmlUS Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19029
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10808
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/68-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1012965
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-654Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-03.xmlPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:033
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-040.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419768/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435199/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12329
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19029
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10808
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/68-1/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnu enscript 1.3.0
gnu enscript 1.4.0
gnu enscript 1.5.0
gnu enscript 1.6.0
gnu enscript 1.6.1
gnu enscript 1.6.2
gnu enscript 1.6.3

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