Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55999
Category:	Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:	Fedora Legacy Security Advisory FLSA-2005:152870
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory FLSA-2005:152870. A problem was discovered in the way a2ps handles filenames that include shell metacharacters. An attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands by providing a filename that includes metacharacters as an argument. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1170 to this issue. All users of a2ps should upgrade to this updated package, which includes a patch to correct this issue. Affected platforms: Redhat 7.3 Redhat 9 Fedora Core 1 Solution: http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FLSA-2005:152870 Risk factor : Critical CVSS Score: 10.0
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 11025 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1170 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11025 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419765/100/0/threaded http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/1026.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:140 http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5MP0N2KDPA.html http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110598355226660&w=2 http://secunia.com/advisories/12375 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57649-1&searchclause= SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2004:034 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_34_xfree86_libs_xshared.html XForce ISS Database: gnu-a2ps-gain-privileges(17127) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17127
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