CVE-2001-1593: GNU a2ps

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• GNU a2ps: up to and including 4.14; version 4.10.3 only; version 4.10.4 only; version 4.12 only; version 4.13 only; version 4.13b only

Published 2014-04-05. Last modified 2026-06-16.