CVE-2004-1170a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 16.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Show the exploits1
Exploit-DB1 entry
- GNU a2ps 4.13 - File Name Command Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 24406local, linuxpublished 24 Aug 2004Verified
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Timeline
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- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 20 years later
· 20 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.0% · top 3.1% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References11
- http://bugs.debian.org/283134 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20040824 a2ps executing shell commands from file name (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- OpenPKG-SA-2005.003 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2004:034 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5MP0N2KDPA.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FLSA:152870 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 57649 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 12375 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- gnu-a2ps-gain-privileges(17127) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:140 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 11025 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2004-1168 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2004-1170)Record last updated .